Whatever the reason may be to enable or disable proxy, here is a simple registry hack to turn it on or off.
Open powershell in admin mode.
Enable:
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Set-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" ProxyEnable -value 1 |
Disable:
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Set-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" ProxyEnable -value 0 |
The above method require an IE restart, alternatively if you don’t want to restart IE. Make similar change under:
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[HKEY_USERS\<your SID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] |
To find your SID read here.