Quote Originally Posted by Doki View Post
Maybe it's temp files in your profile. Try c:\users\<user_name>\appdata\local\temp
also
C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
Please don't tell people to delete random files no matter how inert they may be if you're not sure of the cause and solution. Your "solutions" will not work because this is a SE issue, not a client issue. I presume that during the infrastructure update, something went hay-wire for certain conditions. It could be within certain IP blocks if they implemented anti-DDoS measures or it could have been accounts could not be accessed via whatever pipeline they have etc... No matter the case, it isn't on the client side and no amount of clearing temp files or flushing DNS cache will fix it (seriously this does nothing 99% of the time unless it's a TLD/SSL/etc.. issue).

I say don't tell people to do random things because they will likely screw something up and make things worse.