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
    2016-03-31T07:46:47+00:00

    Had this issue in Windows 10, tried this and it worked like a charm!

    Navigate to Network and Sharing Centre > Change adapter settings > Right Click on your  active network connection > Properties > In Networking tab, a number of items are listed. Select 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)' and click Properties > In General tab, switch radio button from 'Use the following DNS server addresses' to 'Obtain DNS server address automatically'. Click OK.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-03-11T19:23:19+00:00

    I called my internet provider. Spent an hour on the phone with TWC and they helped me fix the problem.  I have an ARRIS Surfboard.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-09T20:51:05+00:00

    My problem was cured when I got a new computer, did all the updates, reset the computer 3 times, then deleted some of the windows files that should have been deleted, but weren't.  When I tried the restore points, it didn't fix the problem.  We never did figure out what was causing the problem, but with an occasional "internet explorer has stopped working and will restart" issues, my PC is finally humming along.  I now set a restore point every day, incase the problems should crop up again, it gives me a recent place to drop back to without losing too much.

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