Questions tagged [internet-options]
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Batch File to disable internet options proxy server
In Windows, I want to disable the Proxy Server setting in Internet Options by using a batch Script.
What command can I use to do this?
If unsure what I am referring to, see
Internet Properties > Connections > LAN Settings >Proxy Server
Thank you

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How do I Make Management Studio Express use proxy settings to connect to online SQL service
It doesn't seem like SQL Management Studio Express 2005 considers Internet Options proxy settings defined for the LAN when trying to connect to SQL Server 2005.
Is there a way to make it use the proxy settings?

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How to get proxy
I try to get proxy for web request (HttpWebRequest or webclient)
In control panel->Internet Options->Connecitons->LAN Settings
you will see 3 options:
Automatically detect settings
Use automatic configuration script
Use a proxy server for your…

toosensitive
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Refresh Internet Options via Batch/CMD
I made a batch program to enable and disable proxy use in Internet Options using the following code:
[Enable]
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
[Disable]
reg add…

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"websites" vs. "Web sites" in Windows Internet Settings
I noticed that once you customize the settings of a zone in Internet Explorer, the "Description" registry value in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 changes from:
"This zone contains all Web sites that are on…

Android Eve
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Can I detect certain browser (IE) setting (not change, detect)?
I was just looking at this stackoverflow question: Display web browser settings
And that helps.
But, I'm curious if I can detect certain IE specific settings. I'm thinking some of the stuff in the Advanced Tab (e.g. Is 'Enable Integrated Windows…

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Refresh Internet Options through command
I have two .bat files to enable and disable proxy through registry:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings" /v ProxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
…

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Can I temporarily set a WebBrowser control's Internet Options to display PDFs in the Browser?
We have a client at work that uses an ancient tool to preview PDFs so they can enter data from the PDF into a database. I recently rewrote this in C# because there were compatibility issues with the ancient plug-ins we were using for the…

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WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy() doesn't include uri
I'm trying to get the system proxy:
var proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy();
However, the proxy object returned has its Address property always null.
The proxy is set in the Internet Options window.

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Does “Microsoft Edge” and "Internet Explorer" use the same proxy settings?
Not really a "code" question, I'm building an app using "Edge" and "IE".
I need to change the proxy of those browsers to a custom one.
Does the "old internet options" windows that can be open through IE and by write "internet options" in the start…

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MinGW: Modify internet proxy options
I am trying to modify the proxy settings in C++ without using visual C++. I found this:
const wchar_t* proxyName = pnt.wc_str(); // pnt is a wxString declared earlier in the code.
INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION_LIST OptionList;
INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION…

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Application behavior with Internet Explorer 7 settings
I created a very simple ASP.NET application with one ASP.NET textbox control, ASP.NET button control and a ASP.NET gridview control.
When my client loads the application for the very first time, they enter in some text and press enter. The…

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How to Bypass or Disable or Toggle Off the Automatic Configuration Script in C# or VB NET
I need to be able to temporarily bypass the proxy script on Windows 10 LAN Settings.
I need to do this programmatically with C# or VB NET.
I have a webclient that accesses some content which the company environment has a one size fits all proxy…

Ken
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PowerShell New-ItemProperty to run only if property doesn't exist
I'm trying to enable the Allow active content to run in file on My Computer with a powershell script. What I found is that PCs where this was never enabled, the registry for this setting was never created. What I want the script to do is check if it…

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WinInet / WinHTTP cookies sharing with Edge Browser
So I have a crawler using WinInet (but could be WinHTTP)
If I have to crawl a website that requires user login, I could in past tell people to login in using their IE browser and it would usually work.
That was because cookies were shared across…

Tom
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