At the end of this FAQ page: http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/WindowsUpdate <http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/WindowsUpdate> they give some windows command prompt commands. Do these apply to all of the windows versions like Vista Windows 7 and now 8 as well? Or do you run them only if you have an issue? Thanks for the help. (Start of The Windows Commands) C:\> proxycfg # gives information about the current connection type. Note: 'Direct Connection' does not force WU to bypass proxy C:\> proxycfg -d # Set Direct Connection C:\> proxycfg -p wu-proxy.lan:8080 # Set Proxy to use with Windows Update to wu-proxy.lan, port 8080 c:\> proxycfg -u # Set proxy to Internet Explorer settings. (End of The Windows Commands) -- View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/Forcing-Windows-Automatic-Updates-to-us-Proxy-Question-about-FAQ-tp4661680.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.