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

2015-11-20T22:28:49+00:00

that didn't worked for me..

and my ipconfig/all is

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Abhishek-V

   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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

   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.name

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

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

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (3) I218-LM

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 20-47-47-B1-42-92

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

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:

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

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 94-65-9C-7F-66-11

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

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.name

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 94-65-9C-7F-66-10

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

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c9f6:9b09:6c08:7e24%3(Preferred)

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9(Preferred)

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

   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, November 21, 2015 3:51:35 AM

   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:51:36 AM

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::b8c1:a2ff:fe19:5f54%3

                                       192.168.1.1

   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 311715228

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-9E-D5-81-20-47-47-B1-42-92

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

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

C:\WINDOWS\system32>
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Anonymous

2015-10-10T14:50:44+00:00

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Lenovo-PC

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 5:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : EA-B1-FC-26-31-2B

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E8-B1-FC-26-31-2C

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : USB Gigabit Ethernet

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-3F-5D-16-BB-8E

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E8-B1-FC-26-31-2B

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4d5a:85d5:c4c:d3e9%14(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.205(Preferred)

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

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 10, 2015 10:39:25 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 11, 2015 10:39:25 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 199799292

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-97-DD-9C-E8-B1-FC-26-31-2B

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

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. . . . . . . . . : E8-B1-FC-26-31-2F

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

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. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:c7f:264a:9de1:94c1(Prefe

rred)

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c7f:264a:9de1:94c1%10(Preferred)

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

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 452984832

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-97-DD-9C-E8-B1-FC-26-31-2B

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

Tunnel adapter isatap.{973A77E3-A211-43C1-9BF5-56C383B316A6}:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

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

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

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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Anonymous

2015-09-28T05:18:53+00:00

still getting the prompt so I did the ipconfig/all like you suggested.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Rob-HP

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

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

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 20-25-64-7C-05-E5

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-48-9A-14-60-23

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Ralink RT3290 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-48-9A-14-60-21

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e47d:890d:63b:4d0a%17(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7(Preferred)

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

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 28, 2015 1:10:32 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:10:32 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 126896282

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-96-FF-B0-20-25-64-7C-05-E5

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

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. . . . . . . . . : 90-48-9A-14-60-22

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.home:

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

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter

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

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 5:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter

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

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:386e:2fb0:b880:2ff9(Preferred)

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::386e:2fb0:b880:2ff9%16(Preferred)

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

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 352321536

DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1D-96-FF-B0-20-25-64-7C-05-E5

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