windows could not detect this network's proxy settings windows 8

I have the same problem as well. Windows 10 was "forced" upon me, which I tried and experienced many problems (e.g. brightness). I switched back to Windows 8.1 and have been having wifi connection or "Windows-could-not-detect-this-networks-proxy-setting" problems ever since.

Yes, I checked and all drivers are supposedly up to date. As a reference, without any change, e.g. new ISP, I was streaming on youtube and netflix at 1080p only a few months ago. Now I am streaming at from 144 to 480p on my PC, while freely streaming at 720p (at least) on my PS4 or phone that are connected (wireless) to the same router.

I don't use proxy and I have checked many times that it's set at auto. I'm just a regular user who mostly streams and surfs youtube, netflix, google news and look at facebook and twitter.

Microsoft, PLEASE ADVISE and FIX THE BUGS. Thank you.

I tried both of those and nothing has worked

Hi, Ambercat99

I suggest you reset the Winsock and TCP/IP stack and check if it helps.

Method 1:

Step 1: Follow the steps given below to reset Winsock.

1. a)      Press Windows key + X, select Command Prompt (Admin)
2. b)      Type “netsh winsock reset” in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
3. c)      Restart the computer.

Step 2: Follow the steps given below to reset TCP/IP stack.

1. a)      Press Windows key + X, select Command Prompt (Admin)
2. b)      Type “netsh int ip reset reset.log hit” in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
3. c)      Restart the computer.

Method 2:

If the issue persists, try this.  

Release and renew IP address for your computer:

a. Press Windows key + X and select “command prompt (admin)”.

b. Type ipconfig /release and hit Enter.

c. Then type ipconfig /renew and hit Enter.

d. Type Exit and hit Enter.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

Regards

Vanessa

I have tried all of those options already. The proxy server was never enabled to begin with. I use google chrome and I have followed those steps for internet explorer as well as for Chrome.  I have not made any recent changes to my laptop.

Hi, Ambercat99

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

Before I can provide you assistance I would like you to answer the

questions below, so that I can help you resolve your issue.

1. What are the exact steps that you have performed in order to resolve

the issue?

2. Which browser are you using?
3. Did you recently make any changes to your computer?

This error message happens when you have the proxy connection enabled on the computer.

You can try the following steps if you are using Internet Explorer.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/windows-could-not-automatically-detect-this/dd6f978b-7e70-469f-9fa9-e935a10be181

The following steps was provided by Vijin V on  May 10, 2013. Please check if this helps.

The steps given below are for Internet Explorer only.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

Regards

Vanessa