Is My Firewall preventing me from downloading?


  1. Posts : 4
    Win 7 64bit
       #1

    Is My Firewall preventing me from downloading?


    Sooooo i cant download google chrome or any other program that requires to connect to a server, Any idea how i can fix that? btw it works in safemode
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  2. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #2

    What 'firewall'?
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  3. Posts : 4
    Win 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    regular windows firewall
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  4. Posts : 2,468
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    Quick and dirty way to test, disable it and try to download and see if it works (remember to re-enable again afterwards).

    By default Windows Firewall does NOT protect outgoing connections, so it should not block regular web traffic unless you've changed its advanced settings. If not, an antivirus may be blocking too because some come with firewalls included that often have more protective defaults than the built-in one.
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