Enable WPAD optimization

Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

HKCU Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

Value name: WPADQuickCheckEnabled

Enabled: WPADQuickCheckEnabled = 1

Disabled: WPADQuickCheckEnabled = 0

Description

Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset turns on WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) optimization in Google Chrome. Setting the policy to Disabled turns off WPAD optimization, causing Google Chrome to wait longer for DNS-based WPAD servers. Whether or not this policy is set, users can't change the WPAD optimization setting.