Using Proxy Automatic Configuration from IE Settings in .Net

Question

I\'m having trouble getting Proxy Automatic Configuration (PAC) in IE options to work as expected using .Net WebRequest.

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Answer 1

Found the solution!

It is really important that the mime type of the PAC file would be: [Content-type: application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig]

Other mime types might not work.

Make sure using fiddler2 (with cache disabled) that the mime type is appropriate. Some configurations might show Content-Type: text/plain which is bad.

Answer 2

Make sure you have checked Internet (Client & Server) and Private Networks (Client & Server) capabilities in Package.appxmanifest.

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