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Copper Contributor

Apr 20, 2022

VBA Context Help Blocked - "The Request is Blocked"

April 20, 2022 Hi All, From inside my Visual Basic Editor (Excel (in my case)), if I invoke contextual help from anywhere, such an action opens a new web browser tab that includes the following ...

Copper Contributor

Apr 22, 2022

I have asked around. People using other browsers don't have the problem. I use Chrome. What browser are you using?

6foot4arch
Copper Contributor
Apr 23, 2022
Jeff_Seigle

Hi Jeff,

I use Chrome, too. Considering your suggestion, I swapped out Chrome as my default browser, choosing Edge instead. The result? Success! Invoking contextual help will trigger a non-blocked web page via Edge. What a sight to behold. To confirm the test, I swapped back to Chrome again, and was faced with blocked web pages. How curious is that? So, thank you for the reply (and solution).

Have you tried a similar test?
- nsenor_
  Copper Contributor
  Jun 07, 2022
  6foot4arch I am using Edge Browser and encountering the same problem
  - 6foot4arch
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 08, 2022
    nsenor_ Edge too? Since I assigned Edge to be my default browser back in April, contextual help via Edge has functioned normally, no errors like those I encountered via Chrome. I've not switched back to Chrome again, either. So, our contrasting experiences (via Edge) adds to the mystery.
- Jeff_Seigle
  Copper Contributor
  Apr 23, 2022
  6foot4arch I haven't tried it but even if it works, something is broken. I don't want to have to change my default browser.
  - 6foot4arch
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 23, 2022
    Jeff_Seigle
    I understand your point. I like Chrome, too, so I hope to see a resolution for its internal conflict.

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