Disable Internet Explorer Automatic Proxy Caching (All Windows)

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Disable Internet Explorer Automatic Proxy Caching (All Windows)
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When you configure Internet Explorer to use automatic proxy configuration it caches the returned information. If a proxy server fails you may therefore get an error message even though others are available. With this setting you can disable caching to ensure the browser always checks for the latest proxy information.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'EnableAutoProxyResultCache' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This tweak is only applicable for Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater. If you disable automatic proxy caching, Internet Explorer performance may be affected.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
EnableAutoProxyResultCache	REG_DWORD	0x0000000 (0)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings]
Name: EnableAutoProxyResultCache
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: 0 = disable caching

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 21, 2003

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