#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED -- a proxy is set that should not be Fix : Clear the per-user proxy Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-proxy Run as : PowerShell as the affected user Expect : 10 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX One account. This is the setting the Settings app shows. HOW TO UNDO IT Set ProxyEnable back to 1 and restore the ProxyServer string recorded in step one. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 3" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED -- a proxy is set that should not be' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Clear the per-user proxy' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 10 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Read what is set, and note it in case it was deliberate.' -Command { Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings' | Format-List ProxyEnable,ProxyServer,AutoConfigURL } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Turn it off and remove any automatic configuration script.' -Why 'AutoConfigURL is the one people miss. Clearing the manual proxy while a PAC script is still set leaves the machine exactly as broken as before.' -Command { $k='HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings' Set-ItemProperty $k -Name ProxyEnable -Value 0 Remove-ItemProperty $k -Name ProxyServer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Remove-ItemProperty $k -Name AutoConfigURL -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Close and reopen the browser -- these are read at start-up.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Browsing works and the Settings proxy page shows nothing set.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings' | Format-List ProxyEnable,AutoConfigURL } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-proxy' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Set ProxyEnable back to 1 and restore the ProxyServer string recorded in step one.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule