How to set up a proxy on Windows

Which proxy works best with Windows?

Residential proxies with a sticky session are the usual choice for browsing, because the IP address looks like a home connection and stays the same while you work. For heavy use such as video, a time-based Unlimited Datacenter plan avoids paying by the gigabyte.

• Residentialfrom $3.52 per GB
• Mobilefrom $3.52 per GB
• Unlimited Datacenterfrom $0.56 per hour

Proxy settings for Windows: host, port and login

A BooProxies plan gives you four things: a host, a port, a username and a password. These are the values for Residential; the username and password are on your plan page.

The country and the session are chosen in the username, not in a separate setting. The generator on your plan page writes the username for you, and Targeting and sessions explains each part.

Windows proxy setup, step by step

1. Open Settings, then Network & internet, then Proxy.
2. Under manual proxy setup, switch on the proxy server.
3. Enter the address resi.proxies.boo and the port 8080, and save.
4. Open a browser. When it asks, enter your username and password.
5. Visit an IP-check page to confirm the address.

Menu names can differ a little between versions of Windows. The four values to enter are always the same.

Rotating or sticky sessions for Windows?

A device or browser that sends everything through the proxy is acting as one visitor, so a sticky session is usually what you want: the IP address stays the same while you work. Remember that gigabyte plans count all traffic, so video and large downloads use a plan up quickly.

A sticky username looks like this:

USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4

Windows proxy not working?

• Windows has no field for the proxy login, and some programs never ask for it. For those, use Proxifier, which sends the login for them.
• The setting covers the whole computer: updates and background apps use your plan as well.
• A 407 error means the username or password was not accepted. Copy both again from your plan page, and check that nothing added a space or cut the username short.
• If the IP address is in the wrong country, look at the username: the country code is part of it. More fixes.

Questions about Windows and proxies

Terms explained: proxy port, proxy format, HTTP proxy, SOCKS5 proxy, proxy checker.

Windows is a product of its own makers. BooProxies is not affiliated with it; the name is used here only to say what this guide is about. Use it within the rules of the sites you work with and our acceptable use policy.