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What Is ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED?

ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED means Chrome could not reach the proxy server set in your system or extension settings. Fix the proxy or switch it off.

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The short answer

Chrome is set to use a proxy, and that proxy did not answer. The website is fine; Chrome never got past the first hop.

Quick fixes

  1. Find where the proxy is set. Chrome uses your operating system's proxy settings unless an extension overrides them.
  2. Check the address and port for typos, and that the proxy is online.
  3. Disable proxy extensions one by one.
  4. Turn the proxy off in system settings if you did not mean to use one. Malware and old VPN apps sometimes leave a proxy behind.
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Also known as

"There is something wrong with the proxy server", Chrome proxy error, unable to connect to the proxy server.

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