Configure HTTP Proxy
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
Path in the GPO console
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Media Player\Networking Description
This policy setting allows you to specify the HTTP proxy settings for Windows Media Player. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following proxy types: - Autodetect: the proxy settings are automatically detected. - Custom: unique proxy settings are used. - Use browser proxy settings: browser's proxy settings are used. If the Custom proxy type is selected, the rest of the options on the Setting tab must be specified because no default settings are used for the proxy. The options are ignored if Autodetect or Browser is selected. The Configure button on the Network tab in the Player is not available for the HTTP protocol and the proxy cannot be configured. If the "Hide network tab" policy setting is also enabled, the entire Network tab is hidden. This policy is ignored if the "Streaming media protocols" policy setting is enabled and HTTP is not selected. If you disable this policy setting, the HTTP proxy server cannot be used and the user cannot configure the HTTP proxy. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can configure the HTTP proxy settings.
Registry
HKCU
Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP Value name: ProxyPolicy
Enabled: ProxyPolicy = 1
Disabled: ProxyPolicy = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/ConfigureHTTPProxySettings Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP]
"ProxyPolicy"=dword:00000001
"ProxyType"=dword:00000003
"ProxyAddress"=""
"ProxyPort"=dword:00000050
"BypassProxyLocal"=dword:00000000
"ExludeFromProxy"=""More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPolicy' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyType' -Value 3 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyAddress' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPort' -Value 80 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'BypassProxyLocal' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ExludeFromProxy' -Value '' -Type StringIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsMediaPlayer/ConfigureHTTPProxySettings
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="Proxytype" value="3"/>
<data id="ProxyAddress" value=""/>
<data id="ProxyPort" value="80"/>
<data id="BypassProxyLocal" value="0"/>
<data id="DoNotUseProxyLocal" value=""/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyPolicy' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyType' -Expected 3 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyAddress' -Expected '' -Kind String)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyPort' -Expected 80 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'BypassProxyLocal' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ExludeFromProxy' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPolicy' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyType' -Value 3 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyAddress' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPort' -Value 80 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'BypassProxyLocal' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ExludeFromProxy' -Value '' -Type StringSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyPolicy' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyType' -Expected 3 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyAddress' -Expected '' -Kind String)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ProxyPort' -Expected 80 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'BypassProxyLocal' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP' -Name 'ExludeFromProxy' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure HTTP Proxy
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Media Player for Windows XP and later.
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\Protocols\HTTP'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPolicy' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyType' -Value 3 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyAddress' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ProxyPort' -Value 80 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'BypassProxyLocal' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ExludeFromProxy' -Value '' -Type StringBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.