Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
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Does URLDownloadToFile still work on a Windows 11 computer without Internet Explorer on it?
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valentin anderegg
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I have written a windows console program that uses the win32 URLDownloadToFile function. This then ran for a long time without any problems on a windows 11 machine.
However, 2 months ago this PC was reinstalled and since then the program no longer works and it no longer works because of this function. The error code INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE is returned.
What has been tried so far to solve the problem is to deactivate the firewall, ensure the permissions and ensure a connection to the internet.
But during my research i came across an interesting article from microsoft where it says the minimum requirement for this function is internet explorer version 3.0 but the article is from 2016 and i wanted to ask if this is still the case?
Windows API - Win32
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A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
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valentin anderegg 0 Reputation points
2024-07-04T07:14:54.6766667+00:00 P.S. I am not able to post the link to the article, but just search for "URLDownloadToFile" and then open the first "video2.skills-academy.com" page.
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Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 9,431 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2024-07-04T08:38:26.8066667+00:00 If the URL is invalid,
INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILUREis returned. Have you checked whether the URL works?And
URLDownloadToFilecould work normally on my Windows 11 OS without IE. -
valentin anderegg 0 Reputation points
2024-07-04T11:06:27.4566667+00:00 Yes, I actually checked the link and it works. The funny thing is that it works on my computer... It just does not work on this newly installed computer. But thank you for the information
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Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 9,431 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2024-07-10T07:57:03.77+00:00 Have you got any updates about this issue? And does it work on the newly installed computer now? Whether have you tried to use another URL?
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