Why restarting fixes things

DNS is a phone book. It does not load the page.

Wi-Fi is the last hop. It is not the internet.

Cache is leftover copies. Clearing it is not a repair.

Two-factor is a second check. It is not a force field.

A VPN hides your address. It does not hide you.

A passkey stays on the device. A password goes for a walk.

The padlock does not mean the website is honest

Incognito does not make you invisible

A cookie is a note the website left in your browser