Auto-detect proxy

Settings›Tasks›Diagnostics and analysis›Automatic proxy detection

Recommendation

Depends on the situation

Can be disabled on a home PC: the setting removes a background task launched at system startup and, according to the visible BoosterX description, does not change network parameters.

According to the visible BoosterX description, the task checks proxy settings rather than changing them; the actual behavior of the Windows task goes deeper than the visible description and has not been separately verified.

Main effect

Background task

FPS and memory

FPS is not affected

What changes

The setting disables a background task that runs when the computer starts. According to the visible description in BoosterX itself, it “runs at computer startup and checks proxy settings”. The task is described as checking proxy settings rather than changing them, so after disabling it, the proxy, VPN and direct connection should remain in the state in which the user and the network administrator left them; network parameters were not separately verified.

Exceptions and differences

What exactly the task does inside Windows is not asserted in this article: the description relies on the visible BoosterX label, and the task mechanism itself was not examined more deeply. If the computer operates on a managed corporate or school network with a proxy, keep the task enabled until you have coordinated with the network administrator.

How to verify the result

After applying, open any website in the browser and check Settings → Network & Internet → Proxy: the connection works, the proxy values have not changed.

How to change and revert

Open “Optimization” → “Tasks” → “Diagnostics and analysis” → “Automatic proxy detection” and move the toggle to the “Enabled” position: BoosterX will disable the background task launched at computer startup. Click “Apply” at the bottom of the page; if “Instant apply” is enabled, a separate button is not required. To revert, move the toggle to the “Disabled” position and apply the change again: BoosterX will return Windows to its default state with the task enabled.

Confirmation

• The purpose of the task is described according to the visible BoosterX description; no public Microsoft documentation about this task was found as of the verification date, so the statement remains without an external source.

Last verified: 2026-09-20.