Enable WPAD optimization
- Policy ID
- WPADQuickCheckEnabled
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Windows 7 or later
- Source
- Google Chrome Policy Templates (version 156.0.8078.80)
- Category
- Google › Google Chrome
Description
Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset turns on WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) optimization in Google Chrome.
Setting the policy to Disabled turns off WPAD optimization, causing Google Chrome to wait longer for DNS-based WPAD servers.
Whether or not this policy is set, users can't change the WPAD optimization setting.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- WPADQuickCheckEnabledREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- WPADQuickCheckEnabledREG_DWORD