Chrome does not like downloading files

ganeshalovesubuntu

Chrome hates me when I download a file, say Windows 98 SE. It says:

BlaBlaBla.7z can't
be downloaded securely

and it has a discard button which is forced. I have to click the up arrow and click 'Keep'. Why the heck Google!

Can an admin fix this?

win32

Yeah I heard that IE 85 now has an aversion to downloading from http sites when they're led to them from https sites.

it will be very difficult for us to fix Google. And the antitrust claims against them that I've heard about deal with Android, not Chrome itself.

nick99nack

The fix is to use a better browser, something other than Chrome. I would recommend sending in a complaint to Google to get it fixed.

win32

I would recommend sending in a complaint to Google to get it fixed.

It's not a bug. It's a feature.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-to-block-some-http-file-downloads-starting-with-chrome-83/

Chrome 81 (March 2020) - Chrome will print a console message warning about all mixed content downloads.
Chrome 82 (April 2020) - Chrome will warn on mixed content downloads of executables (e.g. .exe).
Chrome 83 (June 2020) - Chrome will block mixed content executables. Chrome will warn on mixed content archives (.zip) and disk images (.iso).
Chrome 84 (August 2020) - Chrome will block mixed content executables, archives and disk images. Chrome will warn on all other mixed content downloads except image, audio, video and text formats.
Chrome 85 (September 2020) - Chrome will warn on mixed content downloads of images, audio, video, and text. Chrome will block all other mixed content downloads.
Chrome 86 (October 2020) - Chrome will block all mixed content downloads.

SomeGuy

In the year 2020, the word "feature" means: something that prevents you from doing things you need to do.

There is nothing I can do about this. Try using a browser that is not complete Nazi garbage.