WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
Description:
The WinHttpAutoSvc implements proxy configuration discovery for WinHttp clients. It performs the lookup done by WinHttpGetProxyForUrl(). Applications use the service to sandbox autoproxy script execution away from the client process.
More Info MSDN - WinHTTP AutoProxy Support
More Info Wiki - Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD)
Recommended State:
- Manual.
Default State:
- Manual
Process Name:
- svchost.exe -k LocalService (WinHttpAutoProxySvc)
Supports:
- None