Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings

Anonymous
2010-05-04T02:01:23+00:00

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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Anonymous
2011-05-10T19:40:13+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

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Anonymous
2011-03-21T14:37:48+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2010-05-05T22:03:49+00:00

    Resetting my adapter did not help, and I am using Firefox as my browser. I tried following how to reset IE with firefox, but they are too different. Is there a way to reset Firefox?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-05-04T14:39:26+00:00

    Hi,

    I would suggest you to reset your network adapter and check if that resolves your issue.

    To reset the adapter:

    1. Open Network Connections by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, clicking Network and Sharing Center, and then clicking Manage network connections.
    2. Right-click the network adapter icon, and then click Disable. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
    3. Right-click the adapter icon again, and then click Enable. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

    I would also suggest you to download and install the latest windows updates as well as the the latest drivers from your computer manufacturer’s website.

    Automatically get recommended drivers and updates for your hardware

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Automatically-get-recommended-drivers-and-updates-for-your-hardware

    Update drivers: recommended links

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Update-drivers-recommended-links

    You could also try resetting Internet explorer and check if that resolves your issue

    Reset Internet Explorer settings

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings

    Hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you require further help.

    Regards

    Rehman

    – Microsoft Support

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