hi,

i didn't found much informations on how to solve this reccurent issue with ytdlp : error 10054 and can't download anything

solution 1 : just to wait few hours and days, then it works again

solution 2 : instead of using .BAT batch file, open directly a CMD windows as administrator, and copy past your ytdlp command line there

solution 3 : completely turn off temporarly your anti virus

note that if it's not your antivirus which manage your firewall so you may have to manually temporarly turn off your firewall in windows settings

just found this third solution today, which works very good for me, just hope it can helps other people

i had this third solution idea while reading this article:
https://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-are-the-common-causes-of-socket-error-10054.htm