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Asked: 2026-05-10T20:18:08+00:00

I’m writing an winforms app that needs to set internet explorer’s proxy settings and

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I’m writing an winforms app that needs to set internet explorer’s proxy settings and then open a new browser window. At the moment, I’m applying the proxy settings by going into the registry:

RegistryKey registry = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings', true); registry.SetValue('ProxyEnable', 1); registry.SetValue('ProxyServer', '127.0.0.1:8080');

Is going into the registry the best way to do this, or is there a more recommended approach? I’d like to avoid registry changes if there’s an alternative solution.

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  1. This depends somewhat on your exact needs. If you are writing a C# app and simply want to set the default proxy settings that your app will use, use the class System.Net.GlobalProxySelection (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.globalproxyselection.aspx). You can also set the proxy for any particular connection with System.Net.WebProxy (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.webproxy.aspx).

    If you actually want to update the proxy settings in the registry, I believe that you’ll need to use P/Invoke to call the WinAPI function WinHttpSetDefaultProxyConfiguration (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384113.aspx).

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