{"id":18623,"date":"2022-06-27T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=18623"},"modified":"2022-06-27T07:38:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:38:37","slug":"prevent-users-from-changing-proxy-settings-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/prevent-users-from-changing-proxy-settings-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Methods to Prevent Users from Changing Proxy Settings in Windows 11 \/ 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I disable changing of proxy settings in Windows 11? Proxy settings are used when your PC needs to access internet anonymously and the proxy server can retrieve web data for you. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 methods to prevent users from changing proxy settings in Windows 11 \/ 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Prevent Changing Proxy Settings by Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Local Group Policy Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>User Configuration -&gt; Administrative Templates -&gt; Windows Components -&gt; Internet Explorer<\/code>. On the right side, double-click the &#8220;<strong>Prevent changing proxy settings<\/strong>&#8221; policy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/prevent-changing-proxy-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/prevent-changing-proxy-settings.png 544w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/prevent-changing-proxy-settings-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Changes its setting from <strong>Not Configured<\/strong> to <strong>Enabled<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-changing-of-proxy-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-changing-of-proxy-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-changing-of-proxy-settings-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">open Settings app<\/a> and browse to: <strong>Network &amp; internet<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Proxy<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll find all proxy settings are locked down and we&#8217;re unable to change it.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/proxy-settings-greyed-out.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/proxy-settings-greyed-out.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/proxy-settings-greyed-out-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Prevent Changing Proxy Settings by Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft<\/code>. Right-click the &#8220;<strong>Microsoft<\/strong>&#8221; key in the left sidebar and add a subkey named &#8220;<strong>Internet Explorer<\/strong>&#8220;. Next, right-click the &#8220;<strong>Internet Explorer<\/strong>&#8221; key and create a subkey named &#8220;<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8221;\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-registry-keys.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-registry-keys.png 507w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-registry-keys-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the &#8220;<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8221; key is selected, right-click the blank area in the right pane and create a new DWORD <strong>Proxy<\/strong>, and set its value data to 1.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-proxy-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-proxy-settings.png 507w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-proxy-settings-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and reboot your computer. It will prevent users from changing the proxy settings using the Settings app or through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-internet-options-in-windows\/\">the Internet Options<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I disable changing of proxy settings in Windows 11? Proxy settings are used when your PC needs to access internet anonymously and the proxy server can retrieve web data for you. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 methods to prevent users from changing proxy settings in Windows 11 \/ 10. 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