Websites won't load in ANY browser

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Websites won't load in ANY browser

Having an issue with certain websites not loading in ANY browsers. Have not seen this issue at all until I upgraded to Tahoe.

I've tried Safari, Firefox, and Chrome, all of which give me the same result. Getting really annoyed by it. Tried restarting; hard restarting; clearing cache & history; DNS flush; using google's DNS, none of which changed the result.

It's happening on my home internet & at work as well. Haven't gotten to test results on other networks yet.

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 28, 2025 7:20 PM

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John Galt

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Sep 29, 2025 7:01 AM in response to Matthew Harrison

I understand certain websites are not loading in any browsers. If it's happening on two different wireless networks I don't believe it's necessary to try any others.

Review If Safari doesn't open a page or work as expected on Mac. Recently, VPNs have been emerging as the most common reason for some websites refusing to load. If that is a factor be advised they have to be removed, not just turned off or deactivated. Any other alterations to the Mac's network settings resulting from their installation must also be reverted.

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