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Unable to use the Internet on Windows 8.1, "Internet Access Blocked" displayed everywhere

I'm having a really strange issue on a Windows 8.1 machine. If I open Chrome or Opera, they say "Your Internet access is blocked", followed by "Firewall or antivirus may have blocked the connection". ...
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How does Chrome load the IP address for a domain that I have blocked in my hosts file?

I'm trying to block domains in the hosts file, but Chrome is able to load the pages anyways. How is this possible? The blocks have been in place for weeks. I have the option 'Use a web service to help ...
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Downloading speed in google chrome is very slow

I just installed a new windows 8.1 pro 64bit system on my new SSD. After installing chrome (Version 39.0.2171.95 m) I noticed download speed is terrible, 7 kb/s on average. On speedtest.net it is ...
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