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How to use a proxy in Microsoft Edge

Edge uses the Windows proxy settings. Open Settings → System and performance → Open your computer's proxy settings, turn on Use a proxy server, enter your CleanProxies host and port and click Save. Edge asks for the username and password on the first page.

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What you need

Edge comes with every Windows PC, so it's often the browser people reach for on a work machine or a fresh VPS. Pointing it at a dedicated CleanProxies ISP IP makes it leave from a real US carrier address that stays the same all month.

Your credential line

From the dashboard's proxy manager: host (or IP), port, username and password. Convert lists with the proxy list formatter.

Microsoft Edge ready

  • Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or 11 (on macOS, Edge uses the Mac's Network proxy settings instead).
  • Your public IP added to the whitelist in the dashboard if you want an ISP proxy without the password prompt.

Which proxy fits Microsoft Edge?

Both products use the same setup in Microsoft Edge. What changes is how long an IP stays with you.

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credentials

Your CleanProxies credentials

Every product connects over HTTP(S); static ISP and ISP subnet proxies also run SOCKS5 and IP whitelisting. This is what the dashboard gives you to paste into Microsoft Edge.

Static ISP and ISP subnetHTTP(S)SOCKS5IP whitelist
IP:PORT:USER:PASS

One line per dedicated IP. With IP whitelisting on, the line is just IP:PORT and no password is sent.

Rotating residential and mobileHTTP(S)User:pass
HOST:PORT:USER:PASS

Generated in the proxy manager. The username carries the location and session you pick, so generate a new list to change them.

As a URL, for code and most toolshttp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORTsocks5://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT

Use http:// even for HTTPS websites; the TLS session still runs end to end. The socks5:// form is for static ISP and ISP subnet proxies.

How to set up CleanProxies in Microsoft Edge

Four steps, then check the exit IP with the free proxy checker.

  1. 1

    Open Edge's system settings

    Click Settings and more (…) → Settings → System and performance (or go to edge://settings/system), then click Open your computer's proxy settings.

  2. 2

    Set up the Windows proxy

    In Network & internet → Proxy, next to Use a proxy server click Set up. Turn on Use a proxy server, enter your CleanProxies host in Proxy IP address and the port in Port, and click Save.

  3. 3

    Sign in to the proxy

    Load any page. Windows has no fields for proxy credentials, so Edge asks for the proxy's username and password. A whitelisted ISP proxy connects without asking.

  4. 4

    Check the exit IP

    Open What is my IP? in Edge and confirm the address and location.

settings

Microsoft Edge proxy settings

Replace the highlighted placeholders with the values from your dashboard.

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A proxy for Edge only: --proxy-server

The Windows proxy applies to every app that follows it. To proxy Edge alone, start it with --proxy-server, which overrides the system settings. Like Chrome, Edge doesn't take credentials in the flag and asks for them instead. A separate --user-data-dir makes sure a new Edge instance starts with the flag.

Windows (PowerShell)PowerShell
& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" `
  --proxy-server="http://HOST:PORT" `
  --user-data-dir="$env:TEMP\edge-proxy"
  • If your organization manages Edge with the ProxySettings policy, Edge ignores these command-line options and the settings page shows the proxy is set by your administrator.

SOCKS5, extensions and profiles in Edge

  • Edge is built on Chromium, which supports SOCKS5 but no SOCKS5 authentication. Use the HTTP line with your CleanProxies username and password.
  • Edge installs extensions from Edge Add-ons and the Chrome Web Store, so FoxyProxy and ZeroOmega work for a proxy per Edge profile without touching Windows.
  • On Windows the system proxy also covers other apps that follow it. For a whole-PC setup, see the Windows guide; for per-app routing, Proxifier.
fix it fast

Troubleshooting Microsoft Edge proxy errors

Verify your exit IP

Load What is my IP? in Edge and confirm the address and location, then run the WebRTC leak test, because WebRTC can reveal your real IP.

Open What is my IP? through the proxy to see the address and headers a website receives, or paste up to ten lines into the free proxy checker to test connectivity, latency and exit IP.

Still stuck? Our 24/7 support team answers fast: contact us with the error and the line you used (leave the password out).

Microsoft Edge error fixes
  • The proxy is greyed out or set by your administratorWhy: A group or cloud policy (ProxySettings) manages Edge's proxy.Ask your IT team, or use a personal Windows account or device where the policy doesn't apply.
  • The sign-in prompt keeps coming backWhy: A wrong username or password, or a trailing space in the password.Copy the credentials again from the dashboard. On a whitelisted ISP proxy, check that your current public IP is still on the whitelist.
  • Other apps on the PC lost their connectionWhy: The Windows proxy is system-wide and some apps don't handle the sign-in.Turn the Windows proxy off and use --proxy-server or an extension so only Edge uses the proxy.
  • A SOCKS5 proxy keeps failingWhy: Chromium supports no authentication for SOCKS5, so a SOCKS5 proxy that needs a username and password can't connect.Use the HTTP proxy line instead. The same CleanProxies username and password work over HTTP(S).
  • The WebRTC leak test shows your real IPWhy: WebRTC prefers UDP, and CleanProxies proxies carry TCP only, so calls and peer connections can go around an HTTP proxy.Set the WebRtcIPHandling policy to disable_non_proxied_udp (or use an extension that does), then rerun the WebRTC leak test.

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Microsoft Edge proxy FAQs

Straight answers about running CleanProxies in Microsoft Edge.

No. Edge uses the system proxy settings by default. Its settings page opens the Windows proxy settings, and the --proxy-server option or an extension gives Edge a proxy of its own.

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