Please edit your Original Post (“OP”) above, to include:
- Brave Browser version numbers
- Operating System version numbers
Please describe in detail, in your Original Post . . . when (if ever) you did not need permission to download?
What was the Brave Browser version? (If you did not make note, an estimate of the time of year, will help.)
What was the Windows OS version?
Clear cache, cookies, etc. (brave://settings/clearBrowserData > Advanced tab; for “all time”), then exit / quit BB.
Restart computer.
Please use the Guest Profile or create an additional Brave Browser Profile, for testing.
Menu → More tools → Open Guest profile
Menu → More tools → Add new profile
If your issue is resolved with either of those other Profiles, then the Profile that you have been using, may have one or more settings that contribute to the cause of your issue.
Disable extensions. Test.
Please be prepared: