Downloads being blocked without my permission

Some downloads are blocked without my permission. However, I can do them using Microsoft Edge.
I use Windows 11 version 24H2 and Brave is 1.78.97.
Thanks for any help.

@r3nat0l0rd3s

Download a Test File

A simple text (TXT) file. The file’s contents are one word: ‘test’:

Test a simple PDF file, courtesy of W3C:

Success?

Sometimes the problem is Internet Security or Anti-Virus. Sometimes an extension ← or combination of extensions, or the order in which the extensions were installed.


Looking at some older issues: