Remove proxy settings from the windows command prompt

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I had set proxy settings in cmd when I was in a proxy network as follows:

set http_proxy=http://username:pass@hostname:port

set https_proxy=https://username:pass@hostname:port

Now that I am on a normal network I want to unset the proxy settings in the command prompt.Is there any direct command that would let me unset the http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables directly for the command line rather that navigating through the GUI to delete them?

If you actually used the `set` command as shown, the settings will disappear as soon as you close that particular command window. Or you can say `set http_proxy=` and `set https_proxy=` to delete them. If you actually set the variables with the GUI, it would be simplest to delete them the same way. — Harry Johnston, May 22 '15 at 22:52

score 61 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 21 '15 at 15:50

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try,

set http_proxy=
set https_proxy=

edited Nov 21 '15 at 15:50

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answered Nov 21 '15 at 13:18

user5589186

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I have tried this and it worked for current session in cmd, But when I open new cmd again my old proxy url is set and again I have to use "set http_proxy=" to clear it. – Arunkumar Arjunan May 21 '19 at 09:26

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '19 at 20:39

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From an elevated command prompt (CMD or PS) type:

netsh winhttp reset proxy

This should produce:

C:\Windows\system32>netsh winhttp reset proxy Current WinHTTP proxy settings: Direct access (no proxy server).

This command will reset your proxy settings and as you can see by the output, they will be set to "no proxy server."

You can also type netsh winhttp show proxy to see what your current settings are.

answered Jul 23 '19 at 20:39

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This worked for me when not all requests were going through Fiddler. Not sure if the accepted answer will work in this case. – Arundale Ramanathan Feb 08 '21 at 13:51
I'm not sure about my comment, but you may need to restart your system after making any changes on this (I did it after applying this changes and troubleshooting my proxy issue in VS22). – carloswm85 Jul 07 '23 at 15:09
As indicated in the answer, this instantly changes your proxy settings for the system. If you are having an application issue, a restart may be necessary for the application to process the system environment changes. – G_Style Jul 10 '23 at 18:49

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 18 '18 at 06:54

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npm config delete proxy http

npm config delete proxy https

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answered Sep 18 '18 at 06:13

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Tushar · Answer 4 · 2021-10-24T14:39:33.323

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Run CMD or Powershell as elevated privilege(Run as administrator)
Then run command netsh winhttp reset proxy.

P.S: When you try to set proxy using set http_proxy=http://username:pass@hostname:port then during the exit of the command prompt, the proxy might get reset automatically.

edited Oct 24 '21 at 14:39

answered Jan 05 '19 at 11:27

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An elevated command prompt IS running a shell as administrator. – G_Style Apr 26 '21 at 07:48
Can you please explain, what you are trying to say? – Tushar Apr 29 '21 at 12:46
Well you said the same thing I answered previously. I thought perhaps you weren't familiar with the term 'elevated prompt', which is what running a command prompt as an administrator is. – G_Style Apr 30 '21 at 03:22

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 25 '20 at 00:47

Try below steps

Open cmd prompt as administrator
Execute netsh winhttp reset proxy
Execute netsh winhttp show proxy - you should see your current proxy settings as Direct access (no proxy server).
Reboot PC - I didn't reboot my pc after running above commands and I still got proxy issues when I did echo %HTTP_PROXY%, rebooting cleared the proxy permanently.
execute echo %HTTP_PROXY% - it should return nothing.

Let me know if it works, cheers!

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 15 '21 at 20:24

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To delete variables for future cmd instances:

    setx http_proxy ""
    setx https_proxy ""

answered Jul 15 '21 at 20:24

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 25 '21 at 13:01

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I've read the urllib.request.proxyhandler.

The easiest way (test and approuved by myself) is to add an no_proxy such as this :

SET no_proxy=abc.com,john.com:8080

answered Aug 25 '21 at 13:01

alex

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this doesn't remove the http_proxy but instead excludes destinations from using the proxy – CraftyFox Apr 13 '23 at 01:52

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 24 '23 at 01:30

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v proxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyServer /t REG_SZ /d ip_address:port /f

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Remove proxy settings from the windows command prompt

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