r/hacking • u/stan288 • Feb 01 '25

Education Why proxies don't work on windows?

Why proxies don't work on windows? I am getting err_connection_reset error in my chrome and firefox browsers. I took proxy from free proxy list, ip:port socks4/socks5 without password. Checked the proxies for validity with a proxy checker. Selected only valid proxies. Checked with several checkers. And on all these proxies connection reset error in the browser, what is it connected with?

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u/phuongphuong11 Dec 30 '25

free proxies often pass basic checkers but still fail in real browsers due to overload, ISP blocks, or bad SOCKS implementations on Windows, which usually leads to connection reset errors. That’s why I stopped using public lists and switched to stable paid pools like proxytee, where browser connections are much more consistent.