If you are encountering the error message “Windows Could Not Automatically Detect This Network’s Proxy Settings,” there are a few steps you may take to try and fix the issue. Here are some potential solutions to this problem:
Set Appropriate Proxy Settings
If you use a proxy server to access the internet, the proxy settings, such as the proxy address and ports, should be set accordingly. If you apply the wrong settings, the OS cannot access the proxy server.
Please follow these steps to set appropriate proxy settings.
Alternately, you may follow these steps to detect proxy settings automatically.
Since this is an issue with the proxy server, disabling it as a whole can also fix the issue that you face.
Please follow these steps to disable the proxy server.
Alternately, you may also follow these steps to disable the proxy server.
Restart Network Adapter
If you leave your PC unattended or do not turn it off for too long, its components may start to malfunction. This can be the case for Network adapters as well. If youcannot access the internetor Windows cannot detect proxy settings, you may restart your Network Adapter.
Please follow the steps mentioned below to restart Network Adapter.
Obtain IP Address Automatically
When you connect a device to a network, your network adapter, by default, automatically sets said device a certain IP address. However, you may also set the IP address manually.
If there is some error in the address when setting it manually, your device won’t be able to access the internet. Therefore, Windows also cannot access the network’s proxy server.
To utilize the IP address automatically, follow the steps mentioned below.
