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Network & proxy · reviewed 2026-09-01

ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED diagnostic

Chromium reported that the connection attempt through the configured proxy did not succeed.

High for the browser error familyNot confirmed until the browser and network scope are compared

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What this diagnostic record establishes

Confirmed

  • Chromium reported that the connection attempt through the configured proxy did not succeed.

Not confirmed

  • The browser error does not prove the router, ISP, proxy, VPN, firewall, or remote site is the root cause.
  • It does not justify resetting Winsock, DNS, firewall, or browser flags as the first action.
Applicable versions
Windows 11 on a currently supported release; Windows 10 only where Microsoft or the device vendor still supports the installed edition
Review status
verified · 2026-09-01
Evidence still needed
Affected host; One browser or all browsers; One device or all devices; Proxy/VPN/managed policy state; Result on one known-good network

Context changes the route

How broad is the failure?

One browser only

Likely layer: Browser, system proxy, VPN, managed policy, or upstream proxy

First safe check: Run one comparison that changes only the network context

Expected: The comparison separates a browser-only symptom from a system or network-path symptom.

All browsers

Likely layer: Browser, system proxy, VPN, managed policy, or upstream proxy

First safe check: Run one comparison that changes only the network context

Expected: The comparison separates a browser-only symptom from a system or network-path symptom.

VPN or proxy in use

Likely layer: Browser, system proxy, VPN, managed policy, or upstream proxy

First safe check: Run one comparison that changes only the network context

Expected: The comparison separates a browser-only symptom from a system or network-path symptom.

Work or school network

Likely layer: Browser, system proxy, VPN, managed policy, or upstream proxy

First safe check: Run one comparison that changes only the network context

Expected: The comparison separates a browser-only symptom from a system or network-path symptom.

Before any second repair step

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Outcome boundaries

  1. Observed as expected
  2. Observed something different
  3. Result unclear
  4. Could not complete the check

Then separately record whether the original problem still occurs, was not reproduced once, or has not been retested yet. Every session ends in stop, one repeat of the same check, one named missing fact, or escalation—never an open-ended repair sequence.

Evidence fields for this task

  • Affected scopeOne site, one browser, all browsers, or all devices
  • Proxy/VPN stateConfigured, managed, extension-provided, off, or unknown
  • Network ownershipPersonal, work/school-managed, public, or provider-managed
  • Comparison resultWhat changed in another browser, profile, or network

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After you perform the safe check

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Review trail

Official and first-party sources

Same task chain

ERR_QUIC_PROTOCOL_ERRORThe browser's QUIC connection failed

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