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"WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service - winhttp.dll" Service on Windows 7
What is "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" in my Windows 7 service list? And how is "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service related to winhttp.dll?
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"WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" is a Windows 7 service that
"WinHTTP implements the client HTTP stack and provides developers with a Win32 API and COM Automation component for sending HTTP requests and receiving responses. In addition, WinHTTP provides support for auto-discovering a proxy configuration via its implementation of the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) protocol."
"WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service is provided by winhttp.dll DLL file.
Detailed information on "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service:
Service name: WinHttpAutoProxySvc Display name: WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service Execution command: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService Start type: Manual Service status: Started Dependencies: DHCP Client
"WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service is provided by a DLL file called: winhttp.dll:
Name: winhttp.dll Location: C:\Windows\System32\winhttp.dll Description: Windows HTTP Services File version: 6.1.7601.17514 Size: 343 KB (351,232 bytes) Modified: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 7:21:36 AM
Disabling "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service may cause issues when running Windows 7 system.
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