@Panther the issue is the Microsoft Edge, which puts the file into quarantine until confirmed as safe by the user…

looks like this in the browsers download area:

until a user doesnt choose “keep” the file gets marked as “unconfirmed” and is not usuable in the file system

@captainwalker ok it is hard to help with that from here… would you be open to try Firefox browser? https://www.firefox.com

you can install Firefox from there then run it and go to the website Panther mentioned: https://triplea-game.org/download/

that should work

@captainwalker have you done what I explained above in the browser to confirm it? please tell me what messages you get

@captainwalker try to download it again and than confirm it using the method I explained above

@captainwalker also after my procedure you should have this file in your download:

TripleA_2026-06.16.15640_windows-64bit.exe

that you can double click and actually install

@captainwalker hmm weird. You could also try installing Firefox and downloading the file using it, instead of Edge… that should work

@captainwalker ahhh let me guess. you downloaded with Microsoft Edge?

unconfirmed means that nthe browser is keeping it in quarantine for the time being because it is not trustworthy:

if you go to you your browser and open the downloads (next to the searchbar) it should look like this;

Hover over the tripleA file and the 3 dots should appear next to a trashcan. click on it and choose option “keep” or “retain”… not sure which english word is used there.

that should release the file from quarantine and make it usuable

@captainwalker that seems fine so far. Once it is in your download, open that folder and double click the file… that should open a window

@captainwalker when you double click the downloaded file, what happens?

@captainwalker are you on windows or mac?