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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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

2013-09-02T13:13:07+00:00

thanks, works like magic, it resolved issue unable to find host... windows 8 user here btw..
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2013-05-09T08:34:49+00:00

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

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C:\Users\Odin>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Odin-PC

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : iad.ventelo.no

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : iad.ventelo.no

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

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F4-6D-04-1D-04-26

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e87a:f636:74d7:d748%13(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 193.69.51.6(Preferred)

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

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 9. mai 2013 10:26:47

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 9. mai 2013 14:26:47

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 193.69.51.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.75.4.2

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 401894660

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-2F-C8-3F-48-5D-60-E3-25-CD

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.75.75.75

193.75.75.193

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. . . . . . . . . : 74-F0-6D-CE-C6-44

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : iad.ventelo.no

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 48-5D-60-E3-25-CD

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4ce:5b24:9d0a:57c7%10(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3(Preferred)

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

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 9. mai 2013 10:26:50

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 12. mai 2013 10:26:50

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 239623520

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-2F-C8-3F-48-5D-60-E3-25-CD

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.75.75.75

193.75.75.193

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

Tunnel adapter isatap.iad.ventelo.no:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : iad.ventelo.no

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2

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

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{2A2CB211-FA86-48DF-B254-9B8943356D75}:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3

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. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:1cbe:2eb2:3eba:ccf9(Pref

erred)

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1cbe:2eb2:3eba:ccf9%14(Preferred)

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

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

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : iad.ventelo.no

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter

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

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c145:3306::c145:3306(Preferred)

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

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.75.75.75

193.75.75.193

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

Tried all the other steps so I hope someone can tell me what to do now :s
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Anonymous

2013-04-25T17:00:10+00:00

(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

Hi, i'm in college using proxy settings. my internet is working fine but i was just curious to know why i still get the yellow caution icon and the OP's same message when i do windows network diagnostics. i ran malware bytes and also the commands which you mentioned. nothing happened.

here are the results of the ipconfig /all command...

https://imageshack.us/a/img716/7290/ipconfigall1.png

https://imageshack.us/a/img20/8710/ipconfigall2.png
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