If you use WPAD to specify a proxy server, or if you use Internet Explorer to specify a proxy server, the results of the proxycfg.exe command should indicate a value of Direct access (no proxy server). To configure a proxy server by using the Netsh.exe tool For Windows Vista and above, Netsh.exe tool is available in place of proxycfg.exe.
Alternatively, if you have configured Internet Explorer proxy server settings correctly, you can import settings from Internet Explorer into WinHTTP by using the following command. Netsh winhttp import proxy source=ie. To reset your proxy server settings, run the following command. Netsh winhttp reset proxy windows 7 - How to turn off WinHttp proxy? - Super User Not too long ago I turned on a proxy for WinHttp traffic like this (from this article): netsh winhttp set proxy 127.0.0.1:8888 How can I turn the proxy off now? I can't seem to get the syntax ri Difference between ie proxy settings and winhttp proxy
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Nov 25, 2019 Windows Update, Windows Server 2016 and proxy « blog Basically, you need to run netsh winhttp import proxy source=ie (after you’ve set the right proxy settings through IE dialog, of course) or set your system proxy by using the netsh winhttp set proxy proxy.mydomain.com:8080 command. After that, Windows Update starts working again! Setting a proxy for Windows using the command-line - AndyK Setting a proxy for Windows using the command-line Set a proxy for Windows using netsh. created by Andreas Koch on 2013-09-03 Set a proxy. Example: Tunnel all your internet traffic through a socks proxy. netsh winhttp set proxy proxy-server="socks=localhost:9090" bypass-list="localhost" View the current proxy settings netsh winhttp show proxy