Copy “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft”.If you are unable to use the Group Policy Editor, you can do the same changes using the Registry Editor. Use registry editor to disable proxy settings Since only administrators can make changes to the group policy editor, you don’t have to worry about others messing with changes, as long as they don’t have the admin rights. If you want to change the proxy settings, you have to first disable the policy. If you go to the proxy settings page in the Settings app, you will see the “Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization” message with all options blocked off. This will apply the changes system-wide.Īfter restarting, users can no longer make any changes to the proxy settings.
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Finally, close the group policy editor and restart Windows 10. Doing this will save the changes you just made. Click on the “Apply” and “Ok” buttons one after the other. Once enabled, it will block users from making any changes to the proxy settings.Ħ. Select the radio option “Enabled” to enable the policy. Make sure you select the Internet Explorer folder on the left panel to find the policy.ĥ. You can find the policy on the right page. Find and double-click on the “Prevent changing proxy settings” policy. The folder hosts most common network and internet options.Ĥ. Go to the “User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Internet Explorer” folder in the policy editor. As soon as you click on the Edit Group Policy option, Windows Group Policy Editor will be opened.ģ. Search for “Edit Group Policy” in the Start menu and click on the result.