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Seem to be having a problem where I go to download a file from the web such as a PDF or a Word document or anything else and it presents the open, saveandsave as dialog. If I choose saveor save as the download happens perfectly normally. Straight to the downloads folder if I choose save, or wherever I choose if I chose save as. If I choose the openoption however I get a "Couldn't Download - No Permissions" error. This occurs on all files no matter where I'm downloading from.
So far I've tried:
Any other suggestions what I might do to get the open button working?
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I have found a solution detailed in the post by EltuPL here: "Couldn't download - No permission error" on Microsoft - Microsoft Community
This feature hasn't ever worked for me so there is no time to which I would restore it to
I have tried the steps in the link. The problem persists.
Hi, I'm Bianca, an Independent Advisor.
I'm not sure if you already have tried this but I do not want to miss important troubleshooting steps. Please follow the steps on this link: https://windowsreport.com/cant-download-files-w....
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I hope this helps. If not, let me know if this does not work or if you've tried this already. I might have another possible solution to try after this one.
May I know if you made any changes before this happened?