# Problem with curl.exe (Windows) and package installation

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-curl-exe-windows-and-package-installation/29525>\
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**Created:** [October 5, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-curl-exe-windows-and-package-installation/29525 "2019-10-05T18:12:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-curl-exe-windows-and-package-installation/29525/51 "2019-12-16T10:33:43Z")

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create a file called “\_curlrc” that contains “insecure” (wihout quote) and place it in your %APPDATA% (echo %APPDATA%). For windows, curlrc file should begin with underscore.

[https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manual.html](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manual.html)

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