diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-gpu.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-gpu.yml
index 848eaedcd6..7825c03ae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-gpu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-gpu.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         which python
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip==21.3.1 wheel  # workaround monai##3752
         # fixes preinstalled ruamel_yaml error from the docker image
         rm -rf $(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")/ruamel*
         python -m pip install ${{ matrix.pytorch }}
diff --git a/monai/apps/utils.py b/monai/apps/utils.py
index 9db62f336d..209dc796cf 100644
--- a/monai/apps/utils.py
+++ b/monai/apps/utils.py
@@ -183,24 +183,26 @@ def download_url(
             )
         logger.info(f"File exists: {filepath}, skipped downloading.")
         return
-
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
-        tmp_name = Path(tmp_dir, _basename(filepath))
-        if urlparse(url).netloc == "drive.google.com":
-            if not has_gdown:
-                raise RuntimeError("To download files from Google Drive, please install the gdown dependency.")
-            gdown.download(url, f"{tmp_name}", quiet=not progress)
-        else:
-            _download_with_progress(url, tmp_name, progress=progress)
-        if not tmp_name.exists():
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Download of file from {url} to {filepath} failed due to network issue or denied permission."
-            )
-        file_dir = filepath.parent
-        if file_dir:
-            os.makedirs(file_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        shutil.move(f"{tmp_name}", f"{filepath}")  # copy the downloaded to a user-specified cache.
-        logger.info(f"Downloaded: {filepath}")
+    try:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            tmp_name = Path(tmp_dir, _basename(filepath))
+            if urlparse(url).netloc == "drive.google.com":
+                if not has_gdown:
+                    raise RuntimeError("To download files from Google Drive, please install the gdown dependency.")
+                gdown.download(url, f"{tmp_name}", quiet=not progress)
+            else:
+                _download_with_progress(url, tmp_name, progress=progress)
+            if not tmp_name.exists():
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Download of file from {url} to {filepath} failed due to network issue or denied permission."
+                )
+            file_dir = filepath.parent
+            if file_dir:
+                os.makedirs(file_dir, exist_ok=True)
+            shutil.move(f"{tmp_name}", f"{filepath}")  # copy the downloaded to a user-specified cache.
+    except (PermissionError, NotADirectoryError):  # project-monai/monai issue #3613 #3757 for windows
+        pass
+    logger.info(f"Downloaded: {filepath}")
     if not check_hash(filepath, hash_val, hash_type):
         raise RuntimeError(
             f"{hash_type} check of downloaded file failed: URL={url}, "
diff --git a/requirements-min.txt b/requirements-min.txt
index 195f6f49f4..63906b4a94 100644
--- a/requirements-min.txt
+++ b/requirements-min.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Requirements for minimal tests
 -r requirements.txt
-setuptools>=50.3.0,!=60.0.0
+setuptools>=50.3.0,!=60.0.0,!=60.6.0
 coverage>=5.5
 parameterized