Getting 'Failed network error' while downloading specific PDF from Edge browser

Paresh Modi 0 Reputation points
2025-04-24T05:21:45.3766667+00:00

Dear Support,

In our application, PDF content is rendered within the Edge browser when a user clicks on a file link. Users can review the document and, if needed, download it by clicking on Edge’s download icon.

However, for a specific file, the download fails with a "Failed - Network Error" message, for other PDF files it is working fine under same conditions.

Additionally, we observed that when clicking the download icon, the "Save As" window appears, but the "Save as type" field displays "All Files (.)" instead of the expected "PDF (*.pdf)". Clicking the "Save" button then results in the same "Failed - Network Error" message in the browser.

Note that issue occurs only in Edge on Windows OS, while the same file downloads successfully under same conditions in Firefox on Windows OS.

Thanks,

Paresh Modi

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
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