Monday, 12 May 2014

Enable or disable proxy though command line and registry.

It quite easy to set proxy through command prompt ans to enable or disable proxy settings.

Through Command:

1. To set proxy:

     netsh winhttp set proxy [proxy server address:port number] [bypass list]

 Example :  netsh winhttp set proxy 192.168.1.2:8080 *.192.168.1.2

Result:

 Current WinHTTP proxy settings:

    Proxy Server(s) :  192.168.80.2:8080
    Bypass List     :  *.192.168.80.2

 2. To  check the proxy settings:

    netsh winhttp show proxy

 3. To remove proxy settings:

   netsh winhttp reset proxy


Through Registry:

1. Open regedit.exe

2. Navigate to "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

3. Create a DWORD "ProxyServer" and give the data as the proxyserver:port example: 192.168.80.2:8080

4. The above step will enable the proxy and make the data to "0" to disable proxy.

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