Topic: Proxy
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Old February 17th, 2021, 05:52 AM
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1. Not being able to turn off proxy can be a sign of malware infection.

2.
  • Press the Win key on your keyboard
  • Type security
  • Select Windows Security from the Start Menu
  • Go to Virus & threat protection
  • Click the Scan options button
  • Select the Full scan option
  • Click the Scan now button
  • Wait for the scan to come to an end

3. Open the Settings app (use the Win Key + I combination)
Navigate to the Network & Internet section
  • Go to the Proxy Category
  • Disable all options in the Proxy section

4. Apparently, other applications might be using port 8080 on your system, and this could sometimes cause proxy issues.

For that reason, we’re going to do a quick check-up and see if there are any apps on your system running on port 8080.

Here’s how you can do it:
  • Launch Command Prompt as administrator
  • Type the following command:

netstat -abno | findstr LISTENING | findstr :8080

Check if any apps on your system run on port 8080

Reportedly, ISUSPM.exe frequently uses port 8080. Thus, in order to fix your proxy issues, you need to disable it.

It’s quite easy to do so, too. Just follow these steps:
  • Launch Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
  • Locate the ISUSPM.exe process
  • Right-click it and choose End task from the menu

Navigate to this path on your PC:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Update
  • Locate ISUSPM.exe
  • Rename it to ISUSPM-old.exe

Now you just have to restart your PC and the problem with proxy should be gone.
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