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
    2015-04-01T15:31:49+00:00

    Thanks for all who have replied. Sorry for being truant in monitoring this page for replies but I do appreciate your take the time to reply.  I solved the problem by getting rid of my computer! lol! What the hell, if Microsoft can't make their things work, who am I to try to do one better?

    No kidding.... I just finished building a new PC and am running Windows 7 Ultimate, and ever since installing the operating system, if I go into the control panel, administrative settings, event viewer,  I already have so many errors and warnings in my events (even before installing and other software) that I just gave up trying to correct everything. At least it runs and I can use it, but I don't think there's one person in the world running Windows that doesn't have their event viewer full of warnings and errors. I gave up on trying to have everything run properly. I don't think it's possible.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-01T14:52:28+00:00

    Thanks for all who have replied. Sorry for being truant in monitoring this page for replies but I do appreciate your take the time to reply.  I solved the problem by getting rid of my computer! lol! What the hell, if Microsoft can't make their things work, who am I to try to do one better?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-30T14:27:49+00:00

    Although the Proxy server was unchecked I checked it and unchecked and the problem was resolved!

    Thank you for such a simple answer to this very annoying problem.

    Sandie

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