Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings

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Recently, I have noticed a small caution triangle appearing with my network icon on the task bar. When I right click and troubleshoot, it comes with this message. Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings. My internet has been very slow lately, but I'm wondering if this is a problem with my network? or is this something that my ISP has to fix?

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(This post is intended for all reporting the problem)

Check Internet Options (from Control Panel or Internet Explorer Tools / Options /Connections Tab / LAN Settings and make sure Proxy Server is unchecked even if using Firefox. Check settings in Firefox in Tools / Options /Advanced Connections / Settings (should be either use system proxy settings or no proxy).

Check for malware especially using malwarebytes.

Try these two commands in that order in an elevated command prompt. Do the first one first then reboot and try. If still bad try the second.

netsh winsock reset

netsh int ipv4 reset

If these don't help, please post the output of an ipconfig /all command

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I had the same problem this morning--couldn't connect on one computer but could on the other. Got the same message about not being able to detect the proxy settings. However, I used System Restore to reverse some changes that had happened during the night and that corrected the problem.

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Anonymous

2017-03-25T05:43:31+00:00

None of these worked, still the same error.

Windows 10, x64

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-79MGVOT

   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E8-39-35-31-C0-EA

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E8-39-35-31-C0-EB

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1136:7481:ddd2:9c54%16(Preferred)

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.86(Preferred)

   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : lauantai 25. maaliskuuta 2017 7.38.49

   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : sunnuntai 26. maaliskuuta 2017 7.38.49

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 115882293

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-53-40-B0-E8-39-35-31-C0-EB

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-7D-DA-71-08

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{E6ABB6BA-6B3F-471D-978C-9D4D5198A6AF}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6abd:102b:db8:aab3:bf76(Preferred)

   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::102b:db8:aab3:bf76%4(Preferred)

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234881024

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-20-53-40-B0-E8-39-35-31-C0-EB

   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
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Anonymous

2017-02-21T23:25:01+00:00

Hi

I am experiencing same problem - have tried all suggested fixes....

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-LCC9TCN

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 32-52-CB-83-3B-CB

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1820A 802.11ac

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-52-CB-83-3B-CB

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::507f:553b:8ded:7d91%14(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.201(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 21 February 2017 23:16:57

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 14 March 2017 23:16:57

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 103830219

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-57-1A-CC-30-52-CB-83-3B-CB

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-52-CB-83-3B-CC

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.home:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 4:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:1766:9820:2ca1:3646:a96a:1df4(Preferred)

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2ca1:3646:a96a:1df4%5(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 83886080

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-57-1A-CC-30-52-CB-83-3B-CB

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
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Anonymous

2017-01-24T18:32:24+00:00

Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings

I have this problem on 1/21/17. I am running win 10. I am trying to figure out why win 10 version 1607 will not install. the windows update troubleshooter tells me I have the proxy detection problem.

I looked at internet/options and no proxy was selected.

I ran netsh winsock reset as administrator. Ran clean

reboot

I ran netsh int ipv4 reset

got this

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]

(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh int ipv4 reset

Resetting Interface, OK!

Resetting Unicast Address, OK!

Resetting Neighbor, OK!

Resetting Path, OK!

Resetting , failed.

Access is denied.

rebooted.

reran windows update troubleshooter, same problem.

ran Malware bytes - clean

reboot

reran windows update ntrobleshooter yet again, same problem.

here is ipconfig

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]

(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JIM-PC

   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 1C-6F-65-A1-B5-D0

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::99cc:28ec:e703:ece5%2(Preferred)

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.51(Preferred)

   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:36:44 PM

   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:36:43 PM

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 236744549

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-19-89-D3-C9-1C-6F-65-A1-B5-D0

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{24A393DB-1E20-4DCD-8F9A-6B6668FF7154}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2cba:312d:9d14:9d53(Preferred)

   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2cba:312d:9d14:9d53%4(Preferred)

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 167772160

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-19-89-D3-C9-1C-6F-65-A1-B5-D0

   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

What should I do????

Jim Long
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