Lightweight, simple and portable application to switch the system proxy settings in Windows on the fly, featuring a configuration file #Proxy switcher #Change proxy #Proxy configuration #Proxy #Configure #Switcher
Review by:
Elena Opris
Proxy Switch is a lightweight and portable piece of software that allows users to easily change to proxies when connecting to the Internet via the system tray.
Since there is no installation involved, you can extract the program files to any location on the hard disk and just click the executable to run.
There is also a possibility to copy Proxy Switch to a mass storage device to be able to use it on any PC that has .NET Framework installed.
The Windows registry and Start menu do not get updated with new entries, and no additional files are created on the disk, leaving it clean after removal.
Once initialized, Proxy Switch creates an icon in the system tray area. By opening its context menu, you can quickly turn proxy settings on and off with the click of a button.
As far a proxy configuration is concerned, it it necessary to open the XML file (located in the app's directory) with a text editor and change the proxy address and port number, as well as create exceptions if any. There are no other notable features provided by this software utility.
Proxy Switch swiftly applies the new changes to the network connection. It uses low CPU and RAM, so it does not concern the PC's overall performance. Since it runs quietly in the system tray area, it does not disturb the user's normal activity.
We have not come across any problems throughout our evaluation, as Proxy Switch did not hang, crash or display error notifications. Thanks to its overall simplicity, it can be handled by anyone.
Proxy Switch 1.2
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Windows XP - file size:
- 385 KB
- filename:
- ProxySwitch_v1.2.exe
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