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Windows 8.1 The Proxy Server keeps turning itself on.

Anonymous
2014-05-08T03:26:04+00:00

I have been battling this for weeks.

I get on my computer, and it is not connecting to the internet, I go into my PC settings, Network, Proxy, and find the Proxy Server On, I turn it off. No sooner have I turned it off it turns itself back on. I turn it off again, blink twice, its back on again.

What is happening and how do I get it to stay off?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-09T00:55:10+00:00

    I just had this problem and dealing with this the last 4 days.  Go into you computers settings.  Click on PC Settings.  You will see proxy settings on your right hand side.  Turn off Proxy in the auto.  It should be about half way down the page.  the top of the page should have what your server is.  Turn those back on.  Your firewall may have turned off those and turned on your Proxy server.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-05T15:34:25+00:00

    This article may help, as it helped me. http://www.grishbi.com/2015/02/ie-proxy-setting-keeps-changing/

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-20T17:59:53+00:00

    seriouly?  just bought this computer yesterday and having the same problem.....HELP this is such a ain in the ****......sooooo happy i switched from a mac to this

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-15T09:16:59+00:00

    This solution does not fix anything...

    netsh winhttp reset proxy gives "direct access" as result but when I go back to my internet settings it is ticked on again and I can still no surf any websites.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-05-08T17:54:13+00:00

    Hi John,

    This issue could be due to various reasons. I would suggest you to reset all proxy settings and see if it fixes the issue.

    Type command prompt in the start screen.

    1. Right click on the command prompt and select “Run as administrator”.
    2. Type the below command and press enter.

    netsh winhttp reset proxy

    You may also reset Internet Explorer settings and see if it makes any difference.

    Resetting your browser's original settings can fix performance problems, but will undo most changes you've made. Learn how to Reset Internet Explorer settings.

    Disclaimer: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature.

    To ensure your computer is free from virus and spyware, run an online scan using the following link.

    http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

    Note: Any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely, which means there is a potential for data loss.

    Keep us posted on the status of the issue.

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