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Can I log in to Power Automate Desktop via proxy?

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We use a company proxy. Unfortunately, Power Automate Desktop seems to completely ignore the proxy stored in Windows. Is there a way to get PAD to use the proxy when logging in?

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  • Philipp-SG Profile Picture
    15 on at

    @chipde , how did you solve the problem ? did you find any workaround ?

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    2,125 on at

    There might be something wrong with your Windows proxy settings or your proxy configuration blocking requests. It works fine for me with a proxy.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/setup#prerequisites

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/ip-address-configuration

     

  • chipde Profile Picture
    6 on at

    No, I haven't found a workaround. I solved the problem by not using this product. 😉

  • chipde Profile Picture
    6 on at

    I do not believe that. The proxy does not even receive requests.

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    2,125 on at

    The your proxy configuration in Windows is the source of the problem.

  • Philipp-SG Profile Picture
    15 on at

    update

    still not working , tried today in office without VPN and its still not working.  I checked network traffic and I see the request from PAD to login and the response from proxy to authenticate. Offering three options. After this there is no more request from PAD and the error message appear . Looks for me the PAD client has a bug in the proxy authentication and get stuck.

     

     

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    Solved 
    Fiddler showed that dns cloud not be resolved for login.microsoftonline.com...
    Looks like my cisco vpn client in version 4.7 didnt resolve the hostname proper after updating to cisco vpn version 4.9 dns resolution is working fine and I can also connect with my proxy (with Kerberos auth) 

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi,


    I see that you get error 407 proxy "authentication". This is already the proxy reply, so you are calling it but without authenticated credentials. We had the same issue and we fixed it with setting the proxy settings to the Power Automate config files:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Power Automate Desktop\PAD.Console.Host.exe.config

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Power Automate Desktop\PAD.Designer.Host.exe.config


    This code has to be added to the PAD.Console.Host.exe.config and PAD.Designer.Host.exe.config:

    <system.net>

    <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true" enabled="true">

    <proxy usesystemdefault="True" proxyaddress="http://YourProxyDNS:PORT" bypassonlocal="True" />

    </defaultProxy>

    </system.net>

     

    Wehre to put? Find this part of code:
    (before)
    ...
    <setting name="DataCollectionActiveFileDeletionInterval" serializeAs="String">
    <value>00:05:00</value>
    </setting>
    </PAD.Console.Host.Properties.Settings>
    </userSettings>
    </configuration>

     

    insert the <system.net> after the </userSettings>:
    (after)
    ...
    <setting name="DataCollectionActiveFileDeletionInterval" serializeAs="String">
    <value>00:05:00</value>
    </setting>
    </PAD.Console.Host.Properties.Settings>
    </userSettings>
    <system.net>
    <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true" enabled="true">
    <proxy usesystemdefault="True" proxyaddress="http://proxy:8080" bypassonlocal="True" />
    </defaultProxy>
    </system.net>
    </configuration>

  • Philipp-SG Profile Picture
    15 on at

    @Anonymous  , thanks a lot . Creating the config file and  enable use of default credentials fixed the problem .

  • Leon_huwe Profile Picture
    10 on at

    it seem there is file named PAD.Designer.Host.exe.config, do I need to create it?

  • Leon_huwe Profile Picture
    10 on at

    sorry, I mean there isn't file PAD.Designer.Host.exe.config

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