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Downloads have suddenly become extremely slow and incomplete for my emails (MS Office 2016 – Outlook).  The only information Windows 10Pro troubleshoot gives is:  “The device or resource (wpad.Home) is not set up to accept connections on port “The World Wide Web service (HTTP)”.  I have looked on the web and found very little information.  System has worked very well for the past couple of years, until this suddenly appeared.  There have been no additions or deletions in programs other than old emails and files (word & excel).  Suggestions appreciated.  Thank you.

Jim Sullivan

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This link will give you some insight as well as a remedy:

https://www.howtogeek.com/298460/disable-wpad-in-windows-to-stay-safe-on-public-wi-fi-networks/

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James

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it is highly possible that is has to do with your wireless connection.

Just someone who don't want Windows to mess with its computer.

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James

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Hi @Jimsul, WPAD on a home network is not a normal situation.  Please would you give some more details on the network configuration at your end.  For instance are you running a Pi-Hole device or something more esoteric rather than a simple NAT via the ISP router.

Also, you refer to Outlook.  Is your email via an exchange server or IMAP/POP3?

This may help in finding what may be the issue.

 

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Email account is a POP3 and internet connection is Ethernet (not wi-fi).  Single machine, hard wired to a C3000Z modem.  CenturyLink is service provider.

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Okay. thanks for that. There is nothing in your network that would need a WPAD configuration so disabling the feature as suggested should not make any difference.  Wired makes WiFi a non-consideration.

A quick look and the Zyxel 3000z supports standard NAT and is not supposed to be acting as a proxy, so it’s not likely to be the cause.

CenturyLink are known to have be doing DNS hijacking, although that is unlikely to be requiring a WPAD configuration for that.

POP3 is not accessed via a HTTP stream, just straight packets to port 110 or 995 (normally).  WPAD is only used for routing connections via a proxy server (and mainly HTTP or HTTPS).

Do you have any idea as to how fast your connection is running.  If not have you tried a speed test from an external site, say OOKLA, to check if it’s running really slow?

Question?  What happens if you change the DNS servers from your ISP’s (or Modem’s) setting to say the google.com ones, 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4  (the assumption is you are using IPv4).

See what that happens, sorry nothing shows obviously as a problem.

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This is happening to me too.  I’ve tried a handful of solutions on the internet but nothing is working.  I’m also Century Link, in Phoenix, and I’m using a wireless configuration with my laptop.  HELP!

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See #2367278 below.

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just seeing if anyone had any luck with this issue. Daughter is unable to access a school site all other sites work fine.

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Click on the link in #2277325 above and read what WPAD is about.
That setting in Win10 is located: Settings App\Network and Internet\Proxy.
The “Automatically detect settings” switch is usually OFF.
The only time you would need it is if the site you were trying to reach (daughter’s school, for example) requires it to be set.
If it is turned ON, try turning it OFF.
If it is OFF, contact the the destination organization and see if it needs a special setting.

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Thanks PKCano. I’m not the person who asked the question but this helped. Thanks!

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I am playing games on my home laptop it never leaves my home. The past 3 or 4 days I can only get on my games once in a blue moon and the reason is Wpad is not set up . It was working just fine until 3 or 4 days ago

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WPAD shouldn’t need to be set up.  I would start a new thread as this doesn’t appear normal.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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