You can disable it using the following methods, but you must use an admin account. Disable WPAD by disabling WINS/NetBT name resolution Stop WPAD using a host file entry Group Policy Editor Registry ...
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5 obscure BIOS settings you should still care about
W hen building a new PC, the default BIOS settings aren't exactly optimized; you need to spend a few minutes to make them so.
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