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Tutorial
How to Set Up a Proxy on Windows 10
Windows 10 holds two proxies: the one in Settings for your account, and the machine-wide one that Windows Update and services read. Set the right one, and prove it.
September 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Tutorial
Proxy einrichten: Windows, Chrome, Firefox, Android
Proxy einrichten Schritt für Schritt: in Windows, Chrome, Firefox und Android, mit und ohne Passwort. Wo du IP, Port und Zugangsdaten einträgst und wie du prüfst, dass es läuft.
August 28, 2026 · 15 min read
Guide
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT: What "Checking the Proxy and the Firewall" Actually Means
Chrome's timeout page tells you to check the proxy and the firewall. We made Chrome wait on seven kinds of silence, over http:// and https://, to see which gives which error, then list the checks in order.
August 24, 2026 · 13 min read
Guide
How to Turn Off a Proxy on Windows 11, Mac, Chrome, and Your Phone
Where the proxy switch lives on Windows, macOS, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Android, and iPhone, how to prove it is off, and what it means when it returns.
August 24, 2026 · 14 min read
Guide
A "Proxy Authentication Required" Popup Keeps Appearing: Where It Comes From and How to Stop It
A proxy sign-in box in Chrome, Firefox, Windows, VS Code or IntelliJ that keeps coming back. Why it returns, measured in Chrome, whose proxy it is, and how to stop it safely.
August 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Guide
The Proxy Server Isn't Responding: Fixes for Windows, Edge and Firefox
Internet Explorer's message for a proxy that does not answer, and what Edge and Firefox show for it. What to check in order, who set the proxy, and the fixes.
August 24, 2026 · 12 min read
Guide
Proxy Settings Keep Turning Back On? Find What Is Writing Them
Something keeps rewriting your proxy setting: a leftover VPN, a policy or profile, or malware. How to identify the writer on Windows and Mac and remove it for good.
August 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Guide
There Is Something Wrong With the Proxy Server: How to Fix It
Chrome and Edge show this when Windows points them at a proxy they cannot reach: nothing listens at its address, or its name does not exist. We tested seven broken proxy setups to show which cause it, and how to fix each.
August 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Guide
Windows Could Not Automatically Detect This Network's Proxy Settings: How to Fix It
What the troubleshooter's message means, where Windows keeps its proxy settings, and the fixes in order, from Microsoft's own pages: Settings, WinHTTP, the VPN, the stack.
August 24, 2026 · 8 min read
Tutorial
When Your Proxy Needs a Password and Your Software Can't Send One
Windows has no proxy password field, Chrome ignores a login written into its flag, and some apps only take proxies without one. Four fixes that work, from an address allowlist to a relay on 127.0.0.1.
August 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Tutorial
How to Set Up a Proxy on Windows 11
Set a proxy in Windows 11's Settings, then see which programs really follow it: browsers do, PowerShell 7 and curl read variables first, and Windows Update reads its own.
August 7, 2026 · 13 min read
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