diff --git a/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Abstractions/IDownloadExecutor.cs b/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Abstractions/IDownloadExecutor.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Models;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Abstractions;
+
+/// <summary>Executes a single file download.</summary>
+public interface IDownloadExecutor
+{
+    Task<DownloadResult> ExecuteAsync(
+        string url, string destPath,
+        IProgress<DownloadProgress>? progress = null,
+        CancellationToken token = default);
+}
+
+/// <summary>Retry / timeout / circuit-breaker policy for downloads.</summary>
+public interface IDownloadPolicy
+{
+    Task<T> ExecuteAsync<T>(Func<CancellationToken, Task<T>> action, CancellationToken token = default);
+}
diff --git a/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Executors/HttpDownloadExecutor.cs b/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Executors/HttpDownloadExecutor.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Abstractions;
+using GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Models;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Executors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// HTTP-based download executor with Range/resume support.
+/// Uses the shared HttpClient from VersionService for consistent SSL/auth handling.
+/// </summary>
+public class HttpDownloadExecutor : IDownloadExecutor
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _client;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _timeout;
+
+    public HttpDownloadExecutor(HttpClient client, TimeSpan? timeout = null)
+    {
+        _client = client ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(client));
+        _timeout = timeout ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<DownloadResult> ExecuteAsync(
+        string url, string destPath,
+        IProgress<DownloadProgress>? progress = null,
+        CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        int retries = 0;
+        long totalBytes = -1;
+        long existingBytes = 0;
+
+        // Check for existing partial file (resume support)
+        if (File.Exists(destPath))
+        {
+            existingBytes = new FileInfo(destPath).Length;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url);
+
+            // Request resume from existing position
+            if (existingBytes > 0)
+                request.Headers.Range = new System.Net.Http.Headers.RangeHeaderValue(existingBytes, null);
+
+            using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(token);
+            cts.CancelAfter(_timeout);
+
+            using var response = await _client.SendAsync(
+                request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cts.Token)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            // If server doesn't support Range, discard partial file
+            if (existingBytes > 0 && response.StatusCode != System.Net.HttpStatusCode.PartialContent)
+            {
+                existingBytes = 0;
+                File.Delete(destPath);
+            }
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            totalBytes = response.Content.Headers.ContentLength ?? -1;
+
+            // Append or create file
+            var mode = existingBytes > 0 ? FileMode.Append : FileMode.Create;
+            using var fs = new FileStream(destPath, mode, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
+            using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            var buffer = new byte[8192];
+            long downloaded = existingBytes;
+            int read;
+            long lastReport = 0;
+
+            while ((read = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, token).ConfigureAwait(false)) > 0)
+            {
+                await fs.WriteAsync(buffer, 0, read, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                downloaded += read;
+
+                // Report progress every ~250ms
+                var now = sw.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+                if (now - lastReport >= 250 || downloaded == totalBytes + existingBytes)
+                {
+                    lastReport = now;
+                    var pct = totalBytes > 0 ? (double)downloaded / (totalBytes + existingBytes) * 100 : -1;
+                    progress?.Report(new DownloadProgress(
+                        Path.GetFileName(destPath), downloaded,
+                        totalBytes > 0 ? totalBytes + existingBytes : null,
+                        pct, DownloadStatus.Downloading));
+                }
+            }
+
+            sw.Stop();
+            progress?.Report(new DownloadProgress(
+                Path.GetFileName(destPath), downloaded,
+                totalBytes > 0 ? totalBytes + existingBytes : null,
+                100, DownloadStatus.Completed));
+
+            return new DownloadResult(url, destPath, downloaded, sw.Elapsed, retries, true, null);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            sw.Stop();
+            return new DownloadResult(url, null, existingBytes, sw.Elapsed, retries, false, ex.Message);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Models/DownloadProgress.cs b/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Models/DownloadProgress.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Models;
+
+public enum DownloadStatus { Pending, Downloading, Completed, Failed, Retrying }
+
+public enum DownloadPriority { Low = 0, Normal = 1, High = 2 }
+
+public record DownloadProgress(
+    string? AssetName,
+    long BytesDownloaded,
+    long? TotalBytes,
+    double Percentage,
+    DownloadStatus Status
+);
+
+public record DownloadResult(
+    string? Url,
+    string? LocalPath,
+    long DownloadedBytes,
+    TimeSpan Duration,
+    int RetryCount,
+    bool Success,
+    string? ErrorMessage
+);
diff --git a/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Policy/DefaultRetryPolicy.cs b/src/c#/GeneralUpdate.Core/Download/Policy/DefaultRetryPolicy.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Abstractions;
+using GeneralUpdate.Core;
+
+namespace GeneralUpdate.Core.Download.Policy;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exponential backoff retry policy for downloads.
+/// Retries on transient failures (timeout, network I/O, 5xx server errors).
+/// Does NOT retry on permanent failures (4xx client errors, SSL/auth).
+/// </summary>
+public class DefaultRetryPolicy : IDownloadPolicy
+{
+    private readonly int _maxRetries;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _initialDelay;
+    private readonly double _backoffMultiplier;
+
+    public DefaultRetryPolicy(int maxRetries = 3, TimeSpan? initialDelay = null, double backoffMultiplier = 2.0)
+    {
+        _maxRetries = maxRetries;
+        _initialDelay = initialDelay ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+        _backoffMultiplier = backoffMultiplier;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<T> ExecuteAsync<T>(Func<CancellationToken, Task<T>> action, CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        for (int attempt = 0; ; attempt++)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return await action(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (attempt < _maxRetries - 1 && IsRetryable(ex))
+            {
+                GeneralTracer.Warn($"Download attempt {attempt + 1}/{_maxRetries} failed, retrying. {ex.Message}");
+                var delay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(_initialDelay.TotalMilliseconds * Math.Pow(_backoffMultiplier, attempt));
+                await Task.Delay(delay, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsRetryable(Exception ex)
+    {
+        if (ex is OperationCanceledException) return false;
+        if (ex is TaskCanceledException or TimeoutException) return true;
+        if (ex is IOException) return true;
+        if (ex is HttpRequestException hre)
+        {
+            var s = hre.Message ?? "";
+            return s.Contains("timeout", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || s.Contains("timed out", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || s.Contains("500") || s.Contains("502")
+                || s.Contains("503") || s.Contains("504");
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}