How to fix INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE in IE and Edge?

Question

Problem: How to fix INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE in IE and Edge?

Hello. I am using MS Edge and I cannot access some websites, YouTube among them. Instead, I get the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE error. I’m not sure what it means, but I hope you are able to help me with this. Thanks.

Resolved answer

INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE is a browser error that can only occur in Microsoft browsers, such as MS Edge or Internet Explorer. Although the error can occur only on a particular web page, other users have reported that the problem is more universal and they are unable to visit the most visited web pages due to this error. Browser errors with a fairly common phenomenon and each of them occurs due to various reasons.

Like Windows has its own set of error codes (for example, 0x8007371b or WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR), browsers also use them. Of course, they are also based on the browser type, for example, an ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED error in Chrome can only be seen in that particular browser, although the corresponding errors are present in all other browsers as well – they use different names.

Essentially, the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE error means that your MS Edge or Internet Explorer browsers have some corrupted temporary files, cache and cookies, and the site content could not be downloaded.

When you browse the Internet, some components are delivered to your browser for convenience. For example, once you visit YouTube within with your logged in Google account, you don’t have to enter your credentials all the time.

Cached files also serve a larger purpose. If you have previously visited a site, the browser will cache data for it, including JavaScript scripts, HTML files, and other page components. This allows reducing the bandwidth for the visitor (makes the web load cantes) and the page server (preventing overloads).

However, the accumulated data can cause several problems. First of all, security experts recommend cleaning web page data every so often for security reasons. For example, if you have adware installed on your device, it can continue to record your browsing activities as long as the cookies remain within your browser. INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE is another example that cached files can cause problems.

Here are several ways to fix the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE error – this will allow you to visit all pages again without interruption. Remember that corrupted temporary files may not be the only reason this occurs, so you will have to try several solutions before one works for you.

Before we begin, we would like to recommend that you run a full system check with ReimageMac Washing Machine X9. This will clean up all temporary files for you and delete cookies and other data automatically, which will eventually result in the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE solution.

Clean MS Edge or Internet Explorer temporary files

Since this particular error code is only present in MS Edge and Internet Explorer browsers, we will provide you solutions just for them.

Clean MS Edge temporary files

1. Open MS Edge and click Menu
2. Choose Privacy & Security
3. Under Clear browsing data, choose Select what to clean
4. Choose everything (you can leave the passwords) and click on Clean up.

Clean MS Edge (Chromium) temporary files

1. Click on the three horizontal dots (Settings) located in the upper right corner
2. Choose Setting
3. Go to the section Privacy, search and services
4. Under Clear browsing data, choose Select what to clean
5. Under date range, choose All the time
6. Select anyone and choose Clean now.

Clean up Internet Explorer temporary files

1. Write inetcpl.cpl in Windows search and press Enter
2. Under Browsing history, choose Get rid of…
3. Select the following sections:

4. Preserve favorite page data
   Temporary Internet files and web pages
   Pages and cookies data
   History

5. Press Get rid of.

Restore advanced settings in Internet Options

Restoring advanced settings in Internet Options might help you fix the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE problem.

1. Write inetcpl.cpl in Windows search and press Enter
2. Go to the tab Advanced
3. Click on Restore advanced settings
4. Swipe to section Safety under Setting and uncheck Don’t save encrypted pages to disk
5. Finally, click on Apply Y To accept.

Run the System File Checker

Since the problem may be related to corrupted system files, we recommend that you run the System File Checker – it can find and replace broken files after a full system scan:

1. Write cmd in Windows search and press Execute as an administrator
2. In the new window, type the following command and press Enter:

3. sfc / scannow

4. Now wait for Windows to finish checking (don’t interrupt the process)
5. Once completed, it will provide the results of the check and explain what has been repaired
6. Finally, reboot your pc.

Reset your IP address and DNS

In case the content has not been downloaded due to your internet connection problems, you should try to reset your DNS and IP through the Command Prompt:

1. Write cmd in Windows search and press Execute as an administrator
2. Use the following commands, hit Enter after each one of them:

3. ipconfig / release
   ipconfig / renew
   ipconfig / flushdns

Hopefully, this guide will help you fix the INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE problem once and for all. If you are not lucky, do not hesitate to contact us and we will try to assist you even more.

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