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When you use the internet, your device typically connects to a website or server directly using your own IP address.

If you run a small office, a home lab, or you’re the “IT person” everyone asks for help, there will come a day when you don’t just want to use a proxy — you want to run your own proxy server on Windows.

If you’ve ever opened “Internet Options” → “LAN settings” or the Network & Internet → Proxy page in Windows and thought:

Using a proxy server in Windows isn’t just a “techie trick” anymore. If you care about privacy, SEO testing, geo-targeting, or running tools safely at scale, knowing how to configure a proxy in Windows is basic survival skill.

A transparent proxy is a server that intercepts network traffic between clients (e.g., your browser) and the internet without requiring manual configuration.