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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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-12T15:44:53+00:00

    Windows could not automatically detect proxy settings on this computer error.

    Hi I had this annoying error after a recent automatic update of windows  I guess; my wifi icon says 'internet access' but I could not connect to internet; 

    when trouble shooting the connection, the message is as above. no solutions given in the forum worked for me. The system restore could not be performed as it reported error. 

    I tried out following methods, but I am not sure which one worked;

    I recommend you just try the step 3 first and disable wifi connection or connection and enable after restart

    ;

    1. I uninstalled the latest 'windows update' by scrolling down the recently installed updates; (you don't need to uninstall app updates)
    2. Also uninstalled my third party antivirus program
    3. I unclicked the automatically detect settings in 'Internet Options'
    4. Disabled Wifi by physical button in keyboard
    5. I restarted the computer and waited it to boot
    6. I had team viewer, and on windows start up this program kept asking me to verify proxy settings as it could not connect to internet. I now saw the no proxy option is ticked; but the program recommended to tick  auto detect settings which I did.
    7. Finally I switched on the wifi physical button and ta ta da, I am connected to internet

    I am leaving the automatically detect settings box unticked for now. I have internet now. 

    ALL THE BEST

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-17T08:09:30+00:00

    C:\Users\User>ipconfig/all command

    Error: unrecognized or incomplete command line.

    USAGE:

        ipconfig [/allcompartments] [/? | /all |

                                     /renew [adapter] | /release [adapter] |

                                     /renew6 [adapter] | /release6 [adapter] |

                                     /flushdns | /displaydns | /registerdns |

                                     /showclassid adapter |

                                     /setclassid adapter [classid] |

                                     /showclassid6 adapter |

                                     /setclassid6 adapter [classid] ]

    where

        adapter             Connection name

                           (wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see examples)

        Options:

           /?               Display this help message

           /all             Display full configuration information.

           /release         Release the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

           /release6        Release the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

           /renew           Renew the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.

           /renew6          Renew the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.

           /flushdns        Purges the DNS Resolver cache.

           /registerdns     Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names

           /displaydns      Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.

           /showclassid     Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter.

           /setclassid      Modifies the dhcp class id.

           /showclassid6    Displays all the IPv6 DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter

    .

           /setclassid6     Modifies the IPv6 DHCP class id.

    The default is to display only the IP address, subnet mask and

    default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP.

    For Release and Renew, if no adapter name is specified, then the IP address

    leases for all adapters bound to TCP/IP will be released or renewed.

    For Setclassid and Setclassid6, if no ClassId is specified, then the ClassId is

    removed.

    Examples:

        > ipconfig                       ... Show information

        > ipconfig /all                  ... Show detailed information

        > ipconfig /renew                ... renew all adapters

        > ipconfig /renew EL*            ... renew any connection that has its

                                             name starting with EL

        > ipconfig /release *Con*        ... release all matching connections,

                                             eg. "Local Area Connection 1" or

                                                 "Local Area Connection 2"

        > ipconfig /allcompartments      ... Show information about all

                                             compartments

        > ipconfig /allcompartments /all ... Show detailed information about all

                                             compartments

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