How to use authenticated Proxy Servers in Windows 11/10

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In the past, we have posted various troubleshooting regarding various bug faced past users in downloading, installing, upgrading the Windows Store Apps and Windows Update. Some of the errors shared common error messages just they advocated different error codes. It has been observed that if you take an incorrect proxy configuration on your arrangement and so y'all can face the following 4 types of errors.

1] Microsoft Store app Update errors

Yous can encounter the post-obit errors while using Windows Store Apps:

This app wasn't installed – view details.
Something happened and this app couldn't be installed. Delight try again. Fault code: 0x8024401c
Your purchase couldn't be completed. Something happened and your purchase can't be completed.
Something happened and this app couldn't exist installed. Delight endeavor again. Error code: 0x8024401c
Your network proxy doesn't piece of work with the Windows Shop. Contact your system administrator for more information.

Yous can run across some links at the end of this mail service on troubleshooting Windows Store Apps problems.

ii] Windows Update errors

As well, Windows Update may not check for updates or download updates, and you receive fault code 8024401C or the post-obit error bulletin:

There was a problem checking for updates, fault lawmaking 8024401C

3] Live Tile errors

Live Tiles for some apps may non update their content or may never bear witness live content. You lot tin apply this method to fix the issue.

four] UWP apps say that you are not connected to the Internet

Apps that are included with Windows 10/8 may bespeak that you are not connected to the Internet. If y'all installed other apps from the Windows Shop while yous were connected to a different network, those apps may also indicate that y'all are non connected to the Internet. The apps may display one of the following error messages:

There was a problem signing you in.
You are not continued to the Internet.

The error messages we've enlisted hither are near probably to exist faced with WiFi network connections (LAN connections). KB2778122 suggests ways on how to bypass the higher up-mentioned errors. The post-obit suggestion can help yous fix all the in a higher place type of issues.

How to use authenticated Proxy Servers in Windows 11/10

1. Press Windows Key + R combination and put inetcpl.cpl and hit Enter to open Cyberspace Properties.

2. In the Cyberspace Properties, switch to Connections tab, here click the LAN Settings.

iii. Moving on, in the Proxy server section, click on Advanced.

4. Now in the Proxy Settings window, for the Exceptions department, input the following entries using a comma:

login.live.com, business relationship.live.com, clientconfig.passport.net, wustat.windows.com, *.windowsupdate.com, *.wns.windows.com, *.hotmail.com, *.outlook.com, *.microsoft.com, *.msftncsi.com/ncsi.txt

Click OK. Close the Internet Backdrop settings window, thus the gear up for downloading/installing Windows Apps is done so far.

Now, run the post-obit control in the administrative Command Prompt to consign the settings you lot've configured, to work for Windows Update equally well:

Netsh winhttp import proxy source=ie

Reboot the machine when you're done to make changes effective.

You might want to see these posts as well:

Unable to Install Apps from Windows Store
Unable to update Windows Store apps on Windows.

An Electric Engineer by profession, Kapil is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Content Creator. Please read the entire post & the comments commencement & create a system restore point before making any changes to your system.