How to connect Proxy Servers on Windows 10 to secure Internet access

You may have never heard of Proxy Servers because many people who use the Internet everyday do not know their existence even though they appear everywhere and bring many benefits from tuning. Internet connection to increase security layer, change computer IP address. As more and more people use the latest Microsoft operating system, the article about how to connect to the proxy server for Windows 10 may be helpful to you.

Step 1: First, you need to find a Windows 10 proxy server to redirect the traffic through it, or if you want, you can set up yourself to use your own computer. To connect to the server, right-click the Start button , then select the Settings icon .

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Step 2: In this section, select Network & Internet and click on Proxy in the list on the left.

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Step 3: The window that appears allows setting up proxy server parameters with two options: automatic or manual. If you already have a script, just select the Use Setup Script dialog box and enter the proxy's address in the Script Address box .

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But usually we will only have IP address and port information, so choose it manually. In the Manual Proxy Setup section, turn on Use A Proxy Server by dragging the slider to the On option , then enter the IP address and port in turn into the Address and Port dialog boxes .

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The dialog box below can be ignored because it is used to exclude certain pages if you do not want to connect the site via proxy. After clicking Save, the options will be saved and your computer is connected to the Internet through the proxy server.

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