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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 ...

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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.