Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

DU Community Help

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,672 posts)

4. You probably just need to turn off the proxy server

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2022, 12:11 PM

May 2022

It probably was accidentally enabled during the update process.I remember this being very easy, but I can’t remember where the setting is. Probably in network settings.
You should be able find the solution with a google search for “disable proxy server.”

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

computer can't connect to internet. [View all] AndyS May 2022 OP

I'm so sorry to hear this! It has to be frustrating. Hope someone can help. CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #1

Have you tried the windows troubleshooter BootinUp May 2022 #2

yes, that's where I found the proxy issue. nt AndyS May 2022 #5

You can also try resetting the network BootinUp May 2022 #3

Did that, no change. AndyS May 2022 #6

Can you ping any internet server? open CMD command prompt type BootinUp May 2022 #7

You probably just need to turn off the proxy server AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #4

No joy. I've always used proxy. AndyS May 2022 #8