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    Browsers don't append "https" to secure pages

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Flickerdart, Nov 8, 2013.

  1. Flickerdart

    Flickerdart Notebook Consultant

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    I've been struggling with a weird bug on my Windows 8.1 machine for a few days now:
    When I go to a secure web page, every browser fails to recognize the page is secure, and gives me a "Connection was reset" error. However, if I type in "https://" manually before the site, it works fine. For instance, I can type in "gmail.com" and get the error, but "https://gmail.com" works fine.
    This also has the side effects of making it impossible to load YouTube videos (I get "an error has occurred" on everything) and gravatars.

    I don't know how to go about fixing this problem - the built-in Windows networking troubleshooter doesn't notice that anything is wrong.

    Anyone have any idea about what might be wrong with it?
     
    Flickerdart, Nov 8, 2013
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    So which browser version are you using since you said every browsers? And what exactly is the error saying if you can tell us or get a screen shot?
     
    StormJumper, Nov 8, 2013
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  3. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    FlickerDart, did this start when you went to 8.1? Have you checked your machine for malware?
     
    JOSEA, Nov 8, 2013
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  4. accel

    accel Notebook Evangelist

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    could you try another DNS, like google / opendns to see if they made a difference?
     
    accel, Nov 8, 2013
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