Edge is blocking every website not beginning with https

Tricia-1966 141 Reputation points
2022-08-06T11:27:52.757+00:00

I'm having an issue with Edge where it's blocking every address that doesn't have a http address or can't verify a certificate for. It's doing it on both my laptop and my Android. It's so bad on my cell, I had to uninstall it. I even turned off every safety protocol and nothing worked. On my laptop, I've attempted to disable the http to https flag, I've turned off Smart Screen, I've tried everything I could find on the internet. It's starting to cause me real problems now because I can't reach sites for work. I hate the Google browser, but if I can't get this resolve fast, I not going to have much choice here. I can't keep having Edge constantly blocking every website I try to go to just because they don't have a register certificate I don't have permission to view it, or the site starts with http.

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  1. Tricia-1966 141 Reputation points
    2022-08-07T04:58:17.697+00:00

    This has been a very long, drawn-out process. As I am still chasing all the cobwebs out of my dilemma.

    @Reza-Ameri the error message I was receiving was "ACCESS DENIED: You don't have access to access [www.website.com] on this server." or I would receive a 404 error, or I would simply just get a blank page.

    Very late last night, I started having even more trouble on my Android. My cell is a brand-new Samsung unlocked S22 ultra. I've had it less than 3 weeks. Suddenly, none of my search links worked, first in Google, then in Bing. It didn't matter what browser I used. Edge Beta, Edge, Chrome, Samsung Internet. I tried using different VPNs I have. Nothing worked. Then I got an error message and I wished to heavens I saved it. But in all the havoc, it was lost. It was a DNS error. I researched it and basic TR said to reset my network. It didn't help. So, I contacted Samsung. They sent me to a local repair center. They ran a diagnostic on my cell and determined that Verizon had performed a network updated that didn't push to my device properly and so my phone was not provisioned for the 5G network. I had lost data ability. I could still send and receive messages and calls, just not data.

    So, how does this affect my laptop Edge? I had them synced. Not just my favorites, but all my browser settings. So, when that push crashed my phone, my sync pushed that corrupted Edge to my PC and corrupted my Windows Edge and my Windows network. Are we having fun yet? So, I am now trying to peal apart what my phone synced to my laptop, what's supposed to be correct Windows settings and what my phone corrupted thanks to Verizon and the sync I was using.

    Since I know nothing about server settings and such, I'm fumbling my way through until I get it fixed. The last time this happened, it took me almost 2 years to get all the bugs worked out. Guess I should have taught myself servers instead of Cyber Security.

    Verizon reprovisioned my phone but that still didn't fix my browser issue. I had to perform a complete factory reset to get my phone back to working order. I've been at it now for 8 hours.

    So, if anyone else has this issue, here's a great place to start....