Some Google Chrome users may experience a problem where they receive an “Unable to connect to the proxy server – ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED” message whenever they attempt to visit a website. You can usually solve this issue with these steps.
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- Close all Chrome windows you may have open.
- Go to “Start” > “All Apps” and right-click “Google Chrome“.
- Select “Run as administrator” or “More” > “Run as administrator“.
- Select the “Menu” icon at the upper-right corner, then choose “Settings“.
- Scroll down to the “System” section, and choose “Open proxy settings“.
- Check “Automatically detect settings” and ensure all other boxes are not checked in this window.
- Select “OK“, then “OK” again. Check to see if you can visit websites without the proxy server error appearing.
If you still experience problems, follow steps 1 through 7 to see if the settings have changed back to what they were before. If they switch back on their own, you may have an application installed or running that changes them. In this case, here are some options.
- Start your computer in Safe Mode, then repeat the steps above.
- Have a look under “Control Panel” > “Programs” > Programs and Features” and see if there are any applications you recently installed that may have caused this problem, and uninstall them.
- Run a scan for malware using MalwareBytes and/or Spybot to clean any unwanted viruses or malware that may be taking over this setting.
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Getting error message Unable to connect to proxy server in your Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 system? This can be caused by several reasons like installing a third party proxy program that might malfunction or perhaps your antivirus blocks your access to the proxy server Here this post we discuss how to deal with this and prevent it from happening again.
You may experience a problem, Google Chrome unable to connect to the proxy server (err_proxy_connection_failed) And Browser fails to open web pages on Windows 10, 8.1 and 7. This error means that the proxy server is refusing the connections, And this could be caused because of the incorrect internet connection settings, or because of a potentially harmless software that you were tricked into installing.
What is a Proxy server?
A Proxy server is an application or a server that comes in between the client computer and the website. The proxy server has advantages that let users to browse or do anything online anonymously but When your PC’s proxy server settings become changed by any third-party or malicious programs, You may encounter this connection error in your browsers. Some malicious browser extensions also can create this trouble. Again, VPN software can be a good culprit behind this “Unable to Connect to Proxy Server” error.
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If the above error message displays when your internet service provider, router, modem, and WiFi are okay. Probably this problem caused by a wrong network setting for the web browser. If You have never changed the network setting? This could be done by an adware, malware or any other harmful programs that you have on your computer. Whatever the reason, here some solutions you may apply to get rid of this error, And get back internet connection working.
First of all we recommend Install a good antivirus software with latest updates and perform a full system scan for virus and malware removal. Again Install and run third party system optimizer like Ccleaner to clean up system junk, cache, browser history, cookies etc and fix broken registry errors. After that Reboot windows and check on next login everyting working fine. If not perform steps below
Disable Proxy Settings for LAN
By default, Proxy should be disabled in windows. But, Third-party programs or malicious software can change it. So, You may need to disable it in your PC to get rid of unable to connect to the proxy server or The Proxy Server is Refusing connections Error in browsers.
- Open chrome browser.
- Select the “Menu” (…) icon at the upper-right corner, then choose “Settings“.
- Scroll down to the “System” section (under advanced),and choose “Open proxy settings“.
- Or Press Windows Key and R, Type inetcpl.cpl and Click OK. to open Internet properties.
- Move to connections tab, And click on LAN settings
- Check “Automatically detect settings” and ensure all other boxes are not checked in this window.
- close everything, Restart windows and check internet started working.
Remove Browser Extensions
Sometimes browser extensions may affect your proxy settings for a specific browser. for time being temporarily remove the browser Extensions and try browsing the sites to do this
To do this open google chrome, On address bar type chrome://extensions/ and enter to display all installed extensions list.
Just, Disable all extensions. Now, Check if you can browse without any problem. If you can do it, Just enable one of your extensions. Again check if you can browse any websites without can’t connect to the proxy server problem. By this way, Enable extensions one by one. You will find the culprit very easily. Then remove the problematic extension or addon.
Disabling / Uninstalling VPN Client
If your system having VPN client configured then this is the first step to resolving the “Unable to Connect to Proxy Server” problem by disabling the VPN client in your PC. Just disconnect from VPN server by clicking disconnect.
To do this open run by pressing Win + R and type ncpa.cpl this will open the network connections window. here choose the VPN client right click on it here you will find the disconnect option. After that, Restart your PC. Now, Try to browse any websites by any of the problematic browsers. Hope, It will fix the problem.
Reset Internet Settings
- Press Windows Key + R then type inetcpl.cpl and hit enter to open Internet Properties.
- In the Internet settings window select the Advanced tab.
- Click on the Reset button and internet explorer will start the reset process.
- Restart the device again and check your connection to the proxy server.
Reset TCP/IP configuration
May this problem causing due to incorrect network configuration, Let’s reset TCP/IP to default settings which may help to fix the issue.
- Open command prompt as administrator
- Copy and paste the following commands and hit Enter after each of them:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew
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- Type Exit and press Enter to close Command Prompt.
- Reboot Windows to effect the changes and check it helps.
Remove any Suspicious Software
Sometimes The “Unable to Connect to Proxy Server” issue can also occur if a malicious or adware tool got installed on your PC. Some of the most common tools causing these problems are Wajam (an adware tool), browser security etc.
Open Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall Program > Programs and Features. Find any software automatically installed on your PC and uninstall them.
Reset Chrome Browser
If any of above method not worked then this can be fixed by Reset the Chrome Browser setting. this will reset the chrome setup to default setup. To Reset first Open Google Chrome. Click on the Chrome Menu (three horizontal bars) and select Settings. Scroll down and click on Show advanced settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Reset Settings. Confirm the decision by clicking on the Reset button.
Also some users report deleting proxy Dword key from registry editor help them to resolve the issue. To do this press Windows + R, type regedit and ok to open windows registry editor. Frist backup registry database then navigate to :
ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings
Here look for any Dowrd key named Proxy Override, Proxy Server, Proxy Enable and Migrate Proxy. If found any simply right click on it and delete. After that restart windows and check internet connection started working.
Did these solutions help to fix Unable to Connect to Proxy Server (err_proxy_connection_failed) on Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 computer? Let us know which option worked for you. Also, read Solved: Err_Connection_Timed_Out Error problem in Google Chrome
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Hi! I'm coming here with a little confusion as to what has happened to my laptop. It continues to have connection to my wi-fi, but when I open Google Chrome or IE, no webpages will load. For example, Chrome will simply display 'Unable To Access The Network'. I know that my wi-fi/router is working fine because my other devices (such as the one I'm submitting this on) is connected to the internet and works fine. I ran a Malwarebytes scan on it but it came back with nothing found (however, the latest update was from 90 days ago, and it cannot retrieve updates now).
I read some things regarding similar issues and some seem to stem for a forced change in proxy settings. Hierarchical identity based encryption pdf. This is simply a guess, however, and I wouldn't know how to change/fix it anyway. Something of note that may or may not be related - about a month ago, my Dropbox stopped syncing and when you hover the mouse over the icon in the tray, it perpetually says 'connecting', but it never actually does. That was the only issue I was having and couldn't figure out how to fix it. Now my internet browsers are having their problems, and I'm not sure if it's all caused by the same thing. I can't think of any installations I've done in the last month that would have changed anything.
If you could get back to me when you get a chance, that would be great! Thank you so much!
Specs:
Win 7 64
Norton Security Suite
SuperAntispyware (Free)
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I 'm connected to the Internet, but I can't open any websites in Google Chrome, whenever I try to go to any website it says 'unable to access network'. Yesterday I updated Google Chrome and right after that I started having these problems. I tried restoring my laptop to a point before I updated Google Chrome, but that didn't help. My laptop is the only thing in my house experiencing this problem. This is the second time this happened, the first time it just suddenly started working again the next day. Help?
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All of a sudden a couple days ago, my Chrome browser (v. 37, on Win7 desktop) stopped working. It just displays the 'Google Dinosaur' with the message 'Unable to connect to the Internet' (Error code: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET). However, IE and Firefox have no problems. Also, another computer on my home network has no problems with Chrome, which rules out any router issues.I have tried:
- rebooting the computer
- resetting Chrome (deleting all Content & Cookies; restoring all default browser settings)
- launching Chrome with no extensions, as well as in incognito mode
- uninstalling and re-installing Chrome
- temporarily disabling my virus protector (Microsoft Security Essentials)
- typing in IP addresses directly
- Command Prompt (Run as Admin):
netsh winsock reset
(+ Restart) - Clear the host cache (in chrome://net-internals/#dns)
- growling fiercely at the computer
Nothing helped. (Except the last one, which made me feel slightly better, but didn't resolve the issue). Any other suggestions?
UPDATE: I just realized that I can't even access my router using Chrome (typing the direct IP address), although, again, IE and FF have no problems there either.
UPDATE #2: After following the suggestion to Clear the Host Cache, the cache list began populating with several entries (all **.google.com sites) with this note in the Address field:
error: -137 (ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED)
(a problem which was discussed, though not solved, recently). I assume it is all part of the same underlying problem.UPDATE #3: As @FredsBend's link pointed out, this is a known (and apparently widespread) issue that is being tracked and investigated by the fine folks at Chromium. Star the bug at crbug.com/399968 to get notified of a fix.
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The problem is related to Chrome and a black list service that is new and apparently not ready. The blacklist service (wrongly) blocks some dll's, most common being one that is used by an internet filtering software called Covenant Eyes. According to Covenant Eyes customer support, the problem only exists on versions 4.5.3 and earlier. Upgrading to version 5, which requires a full uninstall of the previous version, will fix the issue.
There is a workaround that involves a simple registry edit. This is useful if you cannot upgrade Covenant Eyes for some reason or your issue is related to the Chrome blacklist service, but not Covenant Eyes.
Change registry value
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleChromeBLBeaconstate
from 1 to 0.The registry edit workaround has mixed reviews on this page. Some say it works, but reverts back after closing Chrome. Others report that it works perfectly and they can close Chrome and it will not revert. The reason is not clear, but most with the Covenant Eyes issue are reporting that it is working perfectly for them. A few users without the Covenant Eyes issue have reported that the registry edit worked for them as well.
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- I have personally tried the Regedit option and it worked and has not reverted after two opens and closes of Chrome. I have not tried upgrading Covenant Eyes. I will try that on a different computer without making the registry edit and report back.
- How to use the registry editor. Be cautious when using the registry editor. If you don't know what you are doing you can really mess up your computer.
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The following link provides a workaround. Basically you run
RegEdit
from cmd
and change HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleChromeBLBeaconstatus
from 1
to 0
.After this you can close / open Chrome and it will keep working.
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You could try launching chrome in safe/no extensions/unsafe or some other mode (I know there are some options but dont remember which). Try connecting to a site typing ip address directly http://n.n.n.n .. maybe an issue with chrome using different dns path thanother browsers.
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I found a solution in my case. My issue seems to be related Bitdefender anti-virus. When Bitdefender was in 'Game mode' I could not connect to any site using Chrome. I turned 'Game mode' off and restarted Chrome. This worked for me, even after turning 'Game mode' back on. Let's see how long this solution lasts.
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