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Tuesday, September 12, 2017 9:25 AM | 1 vote
Hello,
I have a problem with the proxy server setting being deleted after some time of usage.
At first, setting up the proxy server IP address is not a problem.
I could connect to the VPN server and browse the web properly when the proxy server is set, and present (that's a weird thing to say).
But after some time, I will notice that my browser cannot connect to the proxy server anymore; and upon checking, the proxy server is deleted. It is unchecked and the IP address is now blank.
Environment:
Windows 10 with latest update
Browser used (these browsers use the same LAN settings > Proxy server):
MS Edge
Chrome
Opera
No problem with Firefox because it has its own proxy server setting.
Appreciate any advise. Thank you in advance.
All replies (6)
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 10:12 AM âś…Answered
Just FYI before I close this query.
I found out from another forum that this is actually caused by avast antivirus software deleting the proxy and not Windows update.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=203388.30#top
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 10:10 AM
Hi Jun Med,
please check following link, hopefully this will help to resolve your issue.
NTRao
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 11:10 AM
Hi NTRao,
Thank you for your reply.
I don't think this is the solution I am looking for.
To explain in more details the problem I encounter...
(Sorry, I'm a newbie who just joined the forum. I am not allowed to insert image and link in my reply until my account is verified(?)... anyway, I hope I could explain this well to you...)
In either case,
case 1) when LAN Settings > Proxy server is checked with IP address set. vpn client connected.
case 2) when LAN Settings > Proxy server is unchecked with IP address set (grayed out).
after browsing the web (tested) using MS Edge, Chrome, and/or Opera for a few minutes, and checking the LAN Setting > Proxy server setting, the LAN Settings somehow goes back to the default setting, i.e.,
Proxy server is unchecked and the IP address is empty.
Note that I have not done anything extraordinary.
Please be informed that I have VPN client installed as well but the phenomenon happens without even executing the VPN client.
I am using similar 6 units of Windows 10 laptops at work with the same configuration, and actually 2 laptops have the same problem. The other laptops do not have this problem.
I tried reinstalling the VPN client, and did Network reset (of Windows OS) but to no success.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:55 PM
Hello,
This is actually an awful bug shipped by latest windows updates. We have the same problem here. Windows 10 PCs lose the proxy configuration several times a day sometimes. I do hope that Microsoft is aware of such a serious bug in Windows, and that they will correct it quickly.
Fred
Friday, September 15, 2017 3:56 PM
Hi Fred,
Thank you very much for that confirmation.
That make sense and it's awful.
I really hope Microsoft look into this soon. This is a serious bug.
Again, thank you.
Friday, January 25, 2019 9:13 PM
I was able to resolve this by uninstalling diskeepper 2016