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Use of 'usesystemdefault' value - does 'TRUE' or 'FALSE' override IE proxy settings? - documentation contradictory

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In the reference for the setting for the 'usesystemdefault' value, the documentation states: "Specifies whether to use Internet Explorer proxy settings. If set to True, subsequent attributes will override Internet Explorer proxy settings. The default value is Unspecified." - this doesn't seem logical and also appears to go against https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/network-programming/proxy-configuration and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.configuration.proxyelement.usesystemdefault?view=netframework-4.8 - which suggest that setting the 'usesystemdefault' should be set to FALSE to get it to override IE settings, not TRUE! - seems to be completely contradictory...

Please can this be clarified?

John Gregson (MSFT)

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#### Document Details

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* ID: 09aeb831-81e3-0216-4ef7-b4cb40105290
* Version Independent ID: 32c08202-f73f-5bff-9e68-451349f9eb74
* Content: [<proxy> Element (Network Settings) - .NET Framework](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/network/proxy-element-network-settings)
* Content Source: [docs/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/network/proxy-element-network-settings.md](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/network/proxy-element-network-settings.md)
* Product: **dotnet-framework**
* Technology: **dotnet-networking**
* GitHub Login: @karelz
* Microsoft Alias: **ncldev**

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