# WinINet timeout (12002) with all online sources on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531 "2026-06-29T08:57:02Z")
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/1 "2026-06-29T08:57:03Z")
Hello Florian,
I'm using Mp3tag 3.35 (64-bit) on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200).
For several years, Mp3tag worked perfectly on this PC (first under Windows 10, then Windows 11). Recently, all online tag sources stopped working.
Symptoms:
- MusicBrainz: "Connection error to server: [musicbrainz.org](http://musicbrainz.org)" (12002 timeout)
- Discogs: "Failed to authenticate using OAuth (12002)"
- Browser access to MusicBrainz, Discogs and [oauth.mp3tag.de](http://oauth.mp3tag.de) works normally.
- `Test-NetConnection musicbrainz.org -Port 443` succeeds.
- `curl.exe https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/` succeeds.
- TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 are enabled.
- No WinHTTP proxy configured.
- Updated from v3.32 to v3.35.
- Fresh configuration does not help.
Could this be related to Windows 11 build 26200 or a recent WinINet change?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/2 "2026-06-29T09:04:42Z")
In the old days the check whether MP3tag actually goes into the internet was to use Help\>Check for new version ...
You should get a message box.
If you don't then MP3tag has no internet access.
You would have to check locally then, why this is the case.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/3 "2026-06-29T09:20:41Z")
> [@Cubitus](#):
>
> Could this be related to Windows 11 build 26200 or a recent WinINet change?
Please check the date and time on your Windows system.
It should be very close to the current world time.
> **[Set time, date, and time zone settings in Windows | Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/personalization/set-time-date-and-time-zone-settings-in-windows)**
>
> How to set time, date, time zone, and daylight-saving time settings in Windows
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/4 "2026-06-29T09:38:58Z")
Thank you Ohrenkino. I checked and Mp3Tag has access to the internet.
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/5 "2026-06-29T09:39:44Z")
Thank you LyricsLover. Time & Date are OK.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/6 "2026-06-29T09:48:47Z")
Have you tried increasing the timeout via **File → Options → Networking**?
Also, are you on a VPN which might be throttled by Discogs and MusicBrainz?
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/7 "2026-06-29T10:30:06Z")
Hi Florian. No VPN. I tried increasing the timeout to 30s. But I got the error msg after about 10-12s.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/8 "2026-06-29T10:34:56Z")
> [@Cubitus](#):
>
> Could this be related to Windows 11 build 26200 or a recent WinINet change?
I'm using Windows 11 25H2 26200.8737 and I'm not experiencing those timeout issues, so it's unlikely to be related to Windows 11 build 26200 or a recent WinINet change.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/9 "2026-06-29T11:39:07Z")
@Cubitus Could you please run the following test in a PowerShell command window:
```auto
$ie = New-Object -ComObject WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1
$ie.Open("GET","https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/")
$ie.Send()
$ie.Status
```
If this results in a timeout or a **12002** error, it strongly suggests that WinINet is malfunctioning on your system.
BTW: What build exactly do you use? My Windows 11 shows version 25H2 26200.8655 (using the command `winver.exe`), which is a stable, non-preview release updated to date.
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/10 "2026-06-29T12:14:41Z")
I ran the commands and I got a 301 response. I am as well using Windows 11 version 25H2 26200.8655
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/11 "2026-06-29T12:29:25Z")
> [@Cubitus](#):
>
> I got a 301 response.
A 301 result is good (it means "HTTP 301 Moved Permanently" and is the answer from the reached external server).
What about security software in your environment?
Could you disable all your antivirus, firewall and other protection software - just for a test in Mp3tag with MusicBrainz and Discogs?
This would allow us to rule out any influence they might have.
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/12 "2026-06-30T07:55:02Z")
I stopped all Avast agents for 10 minutes. Same error after 10-15". Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1) 12002 time out.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/13 "2026-06-30T07:56:07Z")
So, are you saying that AVAST is the reason for the blocked connections?
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/14 "2026-06-30T07:57:54Z")
I just say that, even with Avast agents in pause, the problem is still there. That makes me thinking that Avast is not the reason
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/15 "2026-06-30T08:00:40Z")
If you stop AVAST for 10 minutes, and then immediately try to connect to MusicBrainz and Discogs in Mp3tag, does it work? (Connecting with paused AVAST?)
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/16 "2026-06-30T08:03:51Z")
it is exactly what I did.
"I stopped all Avast agents for 10 minutes. Same error after 10-15". Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1) 12002 time out."
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/17 "2026-06-30T08:12:13Z")
Do you have a router with firewall or similar capabilities?
Also, you could try a real API query like
`https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release-group?artist=410c9baf-5469-44f6-9852-826524b80c61&type=album|ep`
which doesn't redirect to the documentation.
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### Author:  [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/18 "2026-06-30T08:21:47Z")
No firewall with my router. I only use Avast firewall.
I have just tested your query and it works (even though I don't know exactly how to use the result)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531/19 "2026-07-28T08:22:13Z")
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