---
id: 3752
title: "Disable WPAD via GPO"
source_domain: projectblack.io
source_url: "https://projectblack.io/blog/disable-wpad-via-gpo/"
published_at: "2024-10-16 06:30"
tags: ["windows", "proxy", "hardening", "mitm", "gpo", "wpad"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3752"
lang: en
---

# Disable WPAD via GPO

## Summary

Most public guides to disabling WPAD, including Microsoft's, are incorrect; after the author reported this to MSRC, Microsoft updated its documentation. Covers the two registry keys and GPOs needed.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectblack.io
- **Published:** 2024-10-16 06:30
- **Original:** https://projectblack.io/blog/disable-wpad-via-gpo/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3752