A local Proxy Server can improve the throughput of your broadband connection and at times even protect against malware infections. Therefore Proxy settings have a key role to play. These settings let a browser know the network address of an intermediary server used between the browser and the Internet on some networks (local).
Normally, you change the proxy settings only when you are connecting to the Internet through a corporate network. By default, browsers such as Internet Explorer automatically detects proxy settings. However, you might need to manually set a proxy with information supplied by your network administrator. Microsoft seems to have offered an alternative option here via Windows 8.1/10 upgrade – as different from in Windows 8. One of the biggest additions to the Windows 8.1 settings and upgrade is the proxy settings. This makes it much easier to configure automatic and manual proxies in Windows 10/8.1.
Configure Proxy Server Settings in Windows 10/8.1
To configure the proxy settings in Windows 8.1, first, bring up the charms-bar by pointing the mouse cursor to the lower-left corner of your computer screen or by using Keyboard shortcut – Win+C. Choose ‘Settings’ icon and select the ‘Change PC Settings’ option.
Next, select the option from the left-pane that reads as ‘Network’. It is in this category where proxy settings are hidden.
Scroll down until you find ‘Manual Proxy Setup’ section.
In Windows 10 you can access these settings at Settings > Network & Internet > Proxy.
Under that section slide the bar in opposite direction to turn on ‘Use a proxy server’ option.
You can now proceed and fill in the IP address, port of your proxy server.
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11 Comments
Where do I put my authentication credentials?
The SAVE button is graded out for me – is there any way to get it open? The account I am using is a local administrator account.
Why the hell is my computer constantly resetting to a proxy server that doesn’t work????? This is making me very pissed off
EXACTLY! Just one of the many things that make Windows 8.1 absolute CRAP. If it’s not the screen randomly changing itself, opening random things, etc, it’s the hassle of having to turn off this proxy service every time you click on a webpage. irritated.
how do i find my ip adress and port and what i should write in third box?
I was having that problem until I realized I only needed to move the top button on…automatic sensing, and leave the bottom one off. I was turning on both top buttons, causing a problem
Hey, hope this may help you. I had the same problem with setting proxy
settings and credentials… but I was able to solve it easily.. In
windows 8.1, go to the search box and search for “credentials Manager”.
Open it and in windows credentials put your network credentials. It
worked for me. I can now access windows store.
Hey, hope this may help you. I had the same problem with setting proxy
settings and credentials… but I was able to solve it easily.. In
windows 8.1, go to the search box and search for “credentials Manager”.
Open it and in windows credentials put your network credentials. It
worked for me.
Oh Thanks alot it worked. . .:) it took one night and day to surf and found your tip(My Luck). . . alot of bloggers suggested many junk software and the software they told harmed my PC instead of solving Problem. . .:(
Hy,
Thanks for this post. My problem is the following: when I open the proxy settings, it says that “Some settings are managed by your system administrator” and does not let me change anything. A couple of months ago I was able to change this settings but they are not valid any more, I have to change them to be able to use the net. Thanks a lot for your help!
let me try