Windows script for enabling proxy and disabling it

medicnick83

medicnick83

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Hi all,

I went to help a person today with their printer and saw they had a windows script for enabling and disabling proxy on their PC.
They also used FortiClient for work related purposes.

Is anyone able to create this 'script' for me or show me how to do it?
Hers would pop up "Proxy ON" and "Proxy OFF"

We also use VPN/FortiClient but our users do it manually (enabling and disabling) and via control panel>internet options etc.

Would really appreciate it.

EDIT: Oh, I did ask if I could copy it, but she kindly said she can't share it (which I understand)
 
At elevated command prompt

Enable proxy : netsh winhttp set proxy :

Reset proxy : netsh winhttp reset proxy
 
Open a new Notepad.txt, copy the below contents to it, and save the .txt as a .vbs. Double-click the one you need to action.

Save as Enable.vbs

Code: 
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001

strComputer = "."
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

strValueName = "ProxyEnable"
dwValue = 1
objRegistry.SetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, strValueName, dwValue

Save as Disable.vbs

Code: 
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001

strComputer = "."
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

strValueName = "ProxyEnable"
dwValue = 0
objRegistry.SetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, strValueName, dwValue
 
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medicnick83 said:
Hi all,

I went to help a person today with their printer and saw they had a windows script for enabling and disabling proxy on their PC.
They also used FortiClient for work related purposes.

Is anyone able to create this 'script' for me or show me how to do it?
Hers would pop up "Proxy ON" and "Proxy OFF"

We also use VPN/FortiClient but our users do it manually (enabling and disabling) and via control panel>internet options etc.

Would really appreciate it.

EDIT: Oh, I did ask if I could copy it, but she kindly said she can't share it (which I understand)
Click to expand...
You could also look at something like this if you don't want to go the script route...

https://www.proxyswitcher.com/download.html

The lite version is free...
 
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