{"id":3114,"date":"2015-05-14T16:45:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T11:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:39","slug":"this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded&#8221; Internet Explorer Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d &#8211; such kind of Internet Explorer error forces peoples to use another popular web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we all know, <a title=\"Internet Explorer\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-IN\/internet-explorer\/download-ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Explorer<\/a> is one of the most renowned web browsers and people love to browse internet using it. I am using Internet Explorer web browser from a long time and always prefer to do online work with it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But from past few weeks, I am continually experiencing an issue in Internet Explorer with my <a title=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> \u201c<strong>This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded<\/strong>\u201d. Whenever I start downloading files or applications then the file appears to download but at the last moment it fails to download and displays an error message \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To fix this Internet Explorer error, I have tried several tricks and done many changes such as selecting a different download location, disabling <a title=\"Download Manager\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-file-download-manager-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Manager<\/a>, Saving the files as a different file type and selecting a different file name, disabling <a title=\"Windows firewall\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows firewall<\/a> and <a title=\"antivirus software\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-antivirus-software-windows-8-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antivirus software<\/a>, clearing Internet Cache, Cookies, History, and Temporary Files etc. But nothing helped me to fix \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d error in internet explorer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3118\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded.jpg\" alt=\"this program couldn&#039;t be downloaded\" width=\"746\" height=\"358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded.jpg 746w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-660x317.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, I got an appropriate way to fix this tedious <strong>Internet Explorer issue<\/strong> and now again I am downloading all the files or programs without any interruption using Internet Explorer. Here\u2019s <a title=\"how to fix\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to fix<\/a> \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d error in Internet Explorer:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded\/#How_to_Fix_This_program_couldnt_be_downloaded\" title=\"How to Fix: This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\">How to Fix: This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded\/#Method_1_Inactive_%E2%80%9CDo_not_save_encrypted_files_to_disk%E2%80%9D\" title=\"Method 1: Inactive \u201cDo not save encrypted files to disk\u201d\">Method 1: Inactive \u201cDo not save encrypted files to disk\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded\/#Method_2_Disable_Antivirus_Scanning_Feature\" title=\"Method 2: Disable Antivirus Scanning Feature\">Method 2: Disable Antivirus Scanning Feature<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_This_program_couldnt_be_downloaded\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">How to Fix: This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To download files or programs, <strong>Internet Explorer<\/strong> creates a temporary cache file. But in following cases (Do not save encrypted pages to disk option is enabled, or the file is delivered over HTTPS, or the response headers are set to prevent caching), Internet Explorer fails to create cache file and in result the error \u201c<strong>This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded<\/strong>\u201d or &#8220;<strong>Internet Explorer Cannot Download<\/strong>&#8221; appears whenever you download the files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See the below-mentioned instructions very carefully and apply these methods in order to fix \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d issue in Internet Explorer:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Inactive_%E2%80%9CDo_not_save_encrypted_files_to_disk%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Inactive \u201cDo not save encrypted files to disk\u201d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, click on <strong>Tools<\/strong> from the Internet Explorer main menu and select <strong>Internet Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On Internet Options dialog box, go to the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Under the Settings section, uncheck the \u201c<strong>Do not save encrypted files to disk<\/strong>\u201d option and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-error.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3115\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-error.jpg\" alt=\"fix this program couldn&#039;t be downloaded error\" width=\"421\" height=\"548\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-error.jpg 421w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-error-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded-error-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now, Restart the Internet Explorer. You will see that error has been fixed and now you are able to download files or applications without any interruption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, this method doesn&#8217;t fix the issue then try below-explained methods for solving \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d Internet Explorer error.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Disable_Antivirus_Scanning_Feature\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Disable Antivirus Scanning Feature<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since, the web browsers launch your antivirus software to scan the files or applications when they complete downloading. So, sometimes the <a title=\"automatic antivirus scanning\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/glary-tracks-eraser-privacy-protection-software-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatic antivirus scanning<\/a> techniques might be the cause of error \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d in Internet Explorer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, if you are quite sure that the file you are downloading is completely safe then you can temporarily disable the antivirus scanning of your downloaded files through the <strong>Windows Registry<\/strong>. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> Firstly, press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keys together to open Run dialog box and type \u201c<strong>regedit<\/strong>\u201d then press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> After pressing Enter, Windows Registry Editor will appear on your screen. On the <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>, go to the following folder:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Attachments<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> From the left pane of Windows registry editor, find \u201c<strong>ScanWithAntiVirus<\/strong>\u201d option and double-click on it then set the value data <strong>1<\/strong>. Finally click OK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/internet-explorer-error.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3117\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/internet-explorer-error.jpg\" alt=\"internet explorer error\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/internet-explorer-error.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/internet-explorer-error-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/internet-explorer-error-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> In case, if you do not find the option then simply create a new DWORD value with name \u201cScanWithAntiVirus\u201d. To create, make a right-click on the empty space of right pane and select New \u2192 DWORD (32-bit) value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Rename it with \u201cScanWithAntiVirus\u201d name. After that, double-click on it and set the value data <strong>1<\/strong> then click on OK. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ScanWithAntiVirus<\/strong> registry key values will disable the scanning feature just after the downloading finished. This method can help you to solve \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d Internet Explorer error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apply above mentioned methods on your <a title=\"Windows PC\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows PC<\/a> in order to fix \u201c<strong>This program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded<\/strong>\u201d error in Internet Explorer and share your view with us through comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to share with us if you know other effective ways to fix \u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d Internet Explorer error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read next:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"How to Fix \u201cWindows Explorer has stopped working\u201d Error\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix \u201cWindows Explorer has stopped working\u201d Error<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis program couldn&#8217;t be downloaded\u201d &#8211; such kind of Internet Explorer error forces peoples to use another popular web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. 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