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Links are modified from "https://..." to ''--fast-start%20--single-argument%20https//...' when they appear in the Edge search bar

Anonymous
2023-03-29T12:52:48+00:00

We have one computer that after Microsoft updates will not allow the user to open links to sites that are https. This is happening both in links from Outlook emails and links to https sites to access from Norton.

We get the following error message and have tried clearing the browser history running the Windows Network Diagnostics, etc. but cannot seem to figure out why this is still happening.

Hmmm… can't reach this page

Check if there is a typo in --fast-start%20--single-argument%20https.

  • If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics.

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

All of our other computers have completed the same updates and are not experiencing this same issue.

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11

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Anonymous
2023-04-19T01:13:48+00:00

Hi Dawn Weaver,

Glad to be able to help you and hope your problem will be solved soon! If you have any other questions related to Microsoft products, you can post your question in the corresponding section of this forum, and we will try our best to help you.

We value your feedback, click Yes or No to help others with the same problem and help us improve the support experience.

Have a good day!

Best Regards,

Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-08T08:26:50+00:00

    If convenient, please send me the relevant link via private message, and I will help you with further test verification. To view private messages, you can click on your account avatar in the upper right corner of this page > More Options > View private messages*.*

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    Then, if enabling Startup Boost in the Edge browser makes it work briefly, it cannot be ruled out that it is a problem with the website itself. You can try to clean the cache of the website. The specific steps are as follows (take the Microsoft Edge browser as an example).

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    Or Clear Microsoft Edge browser cache. Type (or copy) "edge://settings/clearBrowserData" into the Edge browser address bar, press Enter to open the clear browser data page, then check the data you want to clear, click "Clear Now", and restart the browser.

    Disclaimer*: Your browser automatically saves temporary internet files to help pages load faster. Clearing this cache will sometimes fix page display problems.* Please back up all your personal files first, such as Favorites, to ensure you do not lose data.

    Additionally, were there links starting with https that have similar errors?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-06T07:54:43+00:00

    Hello Dawn,

    I haven't received your message yet. If there's anything else I can do for you or something's unclear, don't hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-30T03:42:59+00:00

    Hello Dawn,

    Good to see you in Microsoft Community.

    Firstly, could you let me know the specific system version? You can check it by pressing the Win key + R key, and typing "winver", then press Enter, please take a screenshot/photo of it, and only send the relevant information without PII in the next reply.

    I noticed that there may be an error in the link of the error message you provided, and theoretically a fully available link should not end in https, this may be caused by the unexpected convergence of two consecutive links. So I suggest you confirm the correctness of the link. You can Right-click the link > Copy link and paste it into your browser's address bar and press Enter.

    The link you provided -fast-start%20--single-argument%20https
    It should be -fast-start%20--single-argument%20
    You may run the Network troubleshooter firstly by the following steps.<br><br>To run the Network troubleshooter<br><ol type="1"><li style="margin-left: 0"><p data-prewrap="true">Select <b>Start </b> > <b>Settings </b> > <b>System </b> > <b>Troubleshoot </b> > <b>Other troubleshooters </b>.</p></li><li style="margin-left: 0"><p data-prewrap="true">Under <b>Other</b>, select <b>Network Adapter </b>> <b>Run</b>.</p></li><li style="margin-left: 0"><p data-prewrap="true">Follow the steps in the troubleshooter and see if that fixes the problem.</p></li></ol>
    Or Reset the network.<br><br>Then you can reset the network. Please run Command Prompt as an administrator ("Win" logo key + "Q", type "cmd", select "Run as administrator"), and type the following commands one by one.<br><br><br><br><br> netsh int ip reset<br><br><br><br> netsh winsock reset<br> netsh winhttp reset proxy<br><br><br><br> ipconfig /release<br><br><br><br> ipconfig /renew<br><br><br><br> ipconfig /flushdns

    If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-06T13:09:34+00:00

    Hello Dawn,

    I haven't received your message yet. If there's anything else I can do for you or something's unclear, don't hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

    Sorry about that. I had typed a response and thought it went through.

    Please see the screenshot of the version that is being used.

    This has been going on for a couple of months and appears to have started after system updates.

    Here is the specific error message that we have been receiving.

    I did run the Network Adapter and the followed your instructions for resetting the network but neither one solved the issue.

    From a post I saw somewhere someone had mentioned turning off the Startup Boost in the Edge settings. We turned it off and got out of Edge, got back in and it worked but it doesn't continue to work. We have to then turn it on, get out, turn it back off and get out again and it will work for a bit.

    Any other suggestions?

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