I used an external Old-Gen 2017 Firmware updatet and reset Netgear ProSafe Firewall with an 8 Lan switch which I got for free from a garage package, yesterday worked fine with E-Mail Login. I think I just buy newer hardware as mentioned before. But 10 works fine for some Retro stuff as for now. Thank for the direct reply and support for free and have a nice new year.

Thanks for getting back to me.
I updated to the latest version but the problem remained.
Then I took your advice and looked into the blocked apps in Comodo and sure enough Vivaldi was listed. Not sure why it suddenly appeared there, I've been using Vivaldi for more than 18 months. I unblocked it and now back to normal working.
Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
Joe

Turns out the problem was caused by Comodo Firewall. I found a comment that suggested uninstalling and reinstalling Comodo after any major Windows update. That seemed to do the trick.
Thanks for the suggestions tho'
Joe

@mvamos said in Cloud sync upload (not download) fails on work PC:

BTW, the IT guy who was helping me on this was no help. I was really surprised he didn't come up with a solution after I was trying to lead him to it by suggesting we change Windows Firewall settings and open ports. Perhaps he didn't want me to have the answer?

That may well be an insightful observation, if only because many companies don't want holes punched in firewalls due to possible security weakening. Most companies have IT policies about this sort of thing that (if any) should be looked into, since quite a few organizations with security concerns and policies consider the punching of unauthorized holes in firewalls to be a career-ending move. Just sayin'...

I found the culprit. It was Comodo Firewall. Not sure if HIPS (D+) had anything to do with the issue. All I know is it appears Windows Firewall is enough. No surprise to most people. It's safe to say Comodo Firewall is now disabled and not running in the background. But not yet uninstalled.

After several days of running Vivaldi with no CFW Vivaldi is fast and responsive. Just the way I like it. I have been installing my favorite extensions one at a time with no lag in performance. I am also back to running both stable and a standalone versions. Both are quick and responsive. Everything is perfect.

Moral of the story, "Don't run third party software you don't need".

@gwen-dragon

Ich habe mich auf Deskmodder mit dem Benutzernamen: Stefan Seifried angemeldet. Habe dort gesehen, dass Du dort unter Deinem Pseudonym "GwenDragon" auch vertreten bist.

Ich würde gerne - Deinem Hinweis entsprechend - mein Problem auf dieser Seite schildern.

Kannst Du mir bitte sagen, wo genau ich meine Fragen platzieren soll, da es in der Übersicht sehr viele Rubriken und weitere Verzweigungen gibt?

Danke und einen erfolgreichen Tag für Dich!

Stefan

@owis2 Actually, no, this release is not just messed up. There is something wrong with your extensions or your profile, or both.

@Guest_MKII: The fact that everything else connects (if you're not behind proxy) is what tells you it probably is ZoneAlarm.