Brave installer stuck on "Waiting to download" screen

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I’ve searched for the solution here but none of the methods worked.

  1. I tried the standalone installer, same result
  2. VPN is off
  3. WiFi is stable
  4. I’ve even tried downloading it through the Microsoft Store App but it kept showing me “You may have to continue setup on a different screen”
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@WizardsPlace

Brave Browser (stable desktop) application update activity sources that I know of:

  • laptop-updates.brave.com
  • updates.bravesoftware.com
  • updates-cdn.bravesoftware.com
The purpose of each, according to ChatGPT:

laptop-updates.brave.com

That is the main endpoint that Brave Browser talks to re checking for updates. Likely handles:

  • Version checks
  • Update metadata (what version to install)
  • Rollout channels (stable/beta/dev/nightly)

updates.bravesoftware.com

  • Update service domain (possibly API / redirect layer)
  • Resolves via CDN (Cloudflare → CloudFront chain)
  • Likely responsibilities:
    • API endpoints for update manifests or metadata
    • Redirect/orchestration layer between client (the browser) and CDN payloads

updates-cdn.bravesoftware.com

  • CDN for actual update binaries
  • Explicitly backed by Amazon CloudFront CDN
  • Used to deliver:
    • installer packages
    • update payloads
  • Handles large downloads
  • Geographically distributed delivery

You can test your computer’s connection to these sources without involving Brave Browser.

A good command result will display several lines in the Windows OS Command Prompt window - at least 2 dozen or more lines informing you about connecting successes. A failure result will usually show less than 1 dozen lines.

FIRST: curl -v --http1.1 https://laptop-updates.brave.com

SECOND: curl -v --http1.1 https://updates.bravesoftware.com

THIRD: curl -v --http1.1 https://updates-cdn.bravesoftware.com

The result for the first two commands, will be similar. The result for that third command will have some different lines - because it connects to an Amazon/AWS Cloudfront server. Yet a good response will be at least 2 dozen lines and a little more.