How to Make an Easy Proxy Switch

It is easy to programmatically turn your internet proxy settings on and off in the Registry. Just create a small Windows Form with two buttons.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;


namespace ProxySwitch
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
             InitializeComponent();
        }

         private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           RegistryKey registry = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings", true);
            registry.SetValue("ProxyEnable", 1);
        }

         private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           RegistryKey registry = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings", true);
            registry.SetValue("ProxyEnable", 0);

        }
     }
}

Compile the above in Release mode, and put a shortcut to the executable on the Desktop.