Windows_Proxy_Toggler

A clickable icon on your Windows desktop to toggle your proxy on and off.

See my answer on Stack Overflow for details and more info.

Here's what it looks like when the Proxy is OFF:

Here's what it looks like when the Proxy is ON:

Here's an example of the 1-second popup window that comes up whenever you click the shortcut icon to toggle the Proxy on/off.

Toggle your Proxy on and off by simply double-clicking the above desktop shortcut/icon.

By Gabriel Staples
www.ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com

Written: 21 June 2017
Updated: 25 June 2017
Updated and added to GitHub: 25 May 2021

Instructions

References:

1. See my answer on Stack Overflow here: Batch File to disable internet options proxy server
2. (Someone else's answer) Batch File to disable internet options proxy server - taught me how to use a .vbs script to toggle the Proxy on and off
3. (Someone else's answer) Windows desktop widget to turn proxy on and off - taught me the ingenious technique on how to make a .vbs script act like a widget by creating a Windows shortcut and changing its icon each time you click on it.
4. Timed message boxes:
   1. *****https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee156593.aspx
   2. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14105157/automatically-close-msgbox-in-vbscript

Debug output:

• ex: Wscript.Echo "here is your message"