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When Windows Internet Properties -> Connections -> LAN Settings -> Automatic Configuration is set to "Automatically detect settings" how does Windows actually determine/discover what the settings are? Is it a network broadcast or some kind of targeted query to a server configured somewhere in the registry, or something else?
You can do it with this: To Enable 'Automatically Detect Settings'. REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v AutoDetect /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f. To Disable 'Automatically Detect Settings'. REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v AutoDetect /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f.
0x2: Proxy enabled; 0x4: "Use automatic configuration script" checked; 0x8: "Automatically detect settings" checked; Mask 0x8 to turn it off, i.e., subtract 8 if it's higher than 8. Thanks to Jamie on google groups. Update. Based on the VBScript by WhoIsRich combined with details in this answer, here's a PowerShell script to amend these ...
So I found some tips, I am able to tick "Use automatic configuration script" with my proxy address with : set-itemproperty 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings' -name AutoConfigURL -value 'proxy address' And I am able to tick "Automatically detect settings" with
A question in SuperUser.com regarding how to disable automatically detect settings in ie proxy configuration. Disable "Automatically detect settings" in IE proxy configuration. A snippet, taken from Internet Explorer Automatic Configuration Script Definition via Registry.
In Internet Explorer, below are the 3 proxy settings that can be set 1) auto proxy (automatically detect settings) 2) pac ( use automatic configuration script) 3) Manual Proxy If all above are selected and correct values are passed, which setting will be picked by the browser? e.g. if auto and pac are selected will auto proxy will be picked and ...
I have written a script to toggle proxy server's automatically detect settings feature. Script is running fine except it is unnecessarily checking "use a proxy server for your lan" feature as well. here's the script:
I am using the code to detect if a proxy has been set under "Internet Options". If there is a proxy then I will set this in my webclient. So I am just checking if the address of the proxy exists. If there is not, then there is no proxy to set in the webclient. Is this the correct way to do this: Many thanks for any advice,
Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections; check the "DefaultConnectionSettings" The 9th bit of this key controls the setting. 01 - Nothing is checked ("Automatically detect settings" or "Use automatic configuration script") 05 - Only "Use automatic configuration script" is checked
1. In Windows 10, one can go to Settings > Network & Internet > Proxy and disable 'Automatically detect settings'. Or one can also search for 'Internet Properties' and go to LAN Settings, and turn off 'Automatically detect settings'. Though the 'Internet Properties' UI is also triggered from IE, I don't think it only applies to IE.