Yes, it does nothing on chrome and fails on edge
Yeah, it's because Chrome is trying to protect you from this (potentially) malicious script.
And this is generally a good thing, you don't want to download and run random .bat files off the internet. They can do anything to your PC, from wiping everything to holding your data hostage and everything in between.
So it's a good idea to check - it is a simple text file after all - (or have someone you trust check) what a particular script does before running it.
With that said, if you want download and run this file:
Right click on link -> Save Link As
When it downloads, it complains that it cannot be downloaded safely, if you want to keep it, press Keep.
You should be able to double click on it to run the file.
PS:
I've fed the contents into OpenAI's ChaGPT and this is what it says this does:
This batch file is used to download something from the website "AAO25.com" using the program 25Assist. It first checks for the existence of an older backup settings file, and if it exists, it deletes it. It then checks for the existence of a current settings file and, if it exists, backs it up by renaming it and then deleting the current settings file. It then replaces all instances of "Sourceforge" with "AAO25.com" in the backed up settings file and saves the result. Finally, it displays a message saying "ALL DONE!!!!" and exits.
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