IE 11 proxy windows 7

[badders]

We are trying to set the proxy in IE 11 on Windows 7 and having problems with every method we've tried.

 

Group policy preferences doesn't work, the registry method doesn't work when a user logs on but if gpupdate is run the settings are applied, we tried putting the regkeys into a logon script but they don't always apply either. We have tried different types of accounts (roaming and mandatory) and still have problems. We've even created an OU with no other GPO's in other than the proxy registry policy and added an one account and one PC but it still doesn't apply. Adding a fake regkey in the same policy works, is there anything else that we've not looked at.

[sted]

when you did gpp did you press f6 so the settings changed from red to green?

[badders]

Yes, made sure that lines were green.

[sted]

you havent got a wpad.dat on one of your web servers have you giving out a wrong setting?

[badders]

Not that I know of, how would I check?

[DGardiner]

Not that I know of, how would I check?

 

 

check if your DHCP server is giving out an option 252. if it is check the path in the option and find the file and see what its spitting out

[badders]

No option 252 on DHCP server.

[sted]

it can be done without dhcp as well easiest just to check wwwroot for the file or see if you can ping wpad

[edutech4schools]

the registry method doesn't work when a user logs on but if gpupdate is run the settings are applied

 

I would imagine something else is causing you an issue as I have the registry method being pushed out with GPP at all my schools and have never had an issue of the policy not applying. The fact it works if you do a gpupdate must mean something is not working as expected on the network. I would look for other errors in the logs.

[badders]

Had a look in the logs and nothing obvious shows up, the registry policy applies on Win8.1/IE11 and also Win7/IE9.

[gtg93]

how about trying to roll it out with wpad instead then?

[badders]

Is that using a proxy pac file?

[badders]

We've worked out what happened.

 

IE11 was deployed using the IEAK and the proxy settings were left blank, this apparently overrides the settings supplied by a GPO until gpupdate is run, we've re-deployed IE11 with the proxy settings set in the IEAK and it seems to be working.