| Issue | Workaround | |-------|-------------| | No TLS 1.1/1.2 by default | May fail with modern HTTPS sites. Use .NET 4+ if available. | | No progress bar | Use DownloadFileAsync or third-party tools | | No resume support | Implement with OpenWrite + seek | | No timeout control | Set $client.Timeout (milliseconds) |
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