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
    2014-10-24T16:18:18+00:00

    Thanks for your reply.  I've given up on trying to solve this problem, I simply deep-sixed my Windows 7 platform and will go with 8 when I am able.  Who has time for all this nonsense?

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-28T23:46:21+00:00

    It looks like this thread is about 3 years old, and I found it by Googling the error I'm getting, and can't fix it for the life of me. Sometimes the PC can get online, but most of the time it can't. I have a wired gigabit connection and a 1.3GB wireless AC connection, and when I can get online, I can get online using either one. When I can't get online, the problem is with both of them. So I'm hoping whoever it was that chimed in about 2 years ago is still following this thread because I'm now at the point of destruction. I've deleted the partition from my drives ( 2 - Samsung Pros 256GB setup in RAID0) a few times and reinstall my software a few times, so the problem is being caused by something I'm installing, but I don't know what it is.

    Is anyone still following this thread and think they can give me a hand? Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T00:16:56+00:00

    And now, on the same PC, I was installing the software/driver for my Lamptron CM615 Watercooler/fan controller, and I got the message attached. I'm not sure why or how this happened, but apparently my permissions got changed. Who knows, this might have something to do with me getting the other error message and not being able to get online.

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