How to Set Up a Bright Data on Windows

Enhance your online experience with proxies! Whether you’re accessing geo-restricted content, safeguarding your privacy, or securing your device, these tools are a powerful way to optimize your browsing. In this guide, we’ll show you how to set up a proxy server on Windows, step by step, for both Windows 10 and 11.

Expand to get your Bright Data Proxy Access Information

Your proxy access information

Bright Data proxies are grouped in “Proxy zones”. Each zone holds the configuration for the proxies it holds.

To get access to the proxy zone:

1. Login to Bright Data control panel
2. Select the proxy zone or setup a new one
3. Click on the new zone name, and select the Overview tab.
4. In the overview tab, under Access details you can find the proxy access details, and copy them to clipboard on click.
5. You will need: Proxy Host, Proxy Port, Proxy Zone username and Proxy Zone password.
6. Click on the copy icons to copy the text to your clipboard and paste in your tool’s proxy configuration.

Access Details Section Example

Residential proxy access

To access Bright Data’s Residential Proxies you will need to either get verified by our compliance team, or install a certificate. Read more…

Targeting search engines?

If you target a search engine like google, bing or yandex, you need a special Search Engine Results Page (SERP) proxy API. Use Bright Data SERP API to target search engines. Click here to read more about Bright Data SERP proxy API.

Correct setup of proxy test to avoid “PROXY ERROR”

In many tools you will see a “test proxy” function, which performs a conncectivity test to your proxy, and some add a geolocation test as well, to identify the location of the proxy. To correctly test your proxy you should target those search queries to: https://geo.brdtest.com/welcome.txt .

Some tools use popular search engines (like google.com) as a default test target. Bright Data will block those requests and you tool will show proxy error although your proxy is perfectly fine.

If your proxy test fails, this is probably the reason. Make sure that your test domain is not a search engine (this is done in the tool configuration, and not controlled by Bright Data).

Maintain a consistent IP throughout your browser session by using the -session parameter in your username. This is essential because BrightData proxies default to rotating IPs with each request. Learn more

New users should begin with ISP or Data Center proxies, as residential proxies are incompatible with browser integration in Immediate-Access mode .

For use-cases related to account management, use a consistent static dedicated IP for each account you are managing. dedicated ISP proxies should be used for this.

Setting Up Proxies on Windows

Getting started is simple: Windows 10 and 11 have an identical proxy setup process. Follow these quick steps to configure your settings:

Step 1. Open Network & Internet Settings. Press Windows + I to launch Settings, then navigate to Network & Internet.

Step 2. Enable Automatic Detection. Select Proxy from the sidebar menu. Under Automatic proxy setup, switch Automatically detect settings to On.

Step 3. Set Up Manual Proxy Settings. Scroll to Manual proxy setup, switch Use a proxy server to On, and complete the fields with the following information:

• Address: Enter http://brd.superproxy.io/.

• Port: Use the port number found in your Bright Data dashboard.

Once finished, click Save to confirm your changes.

Windows doesn’t let you save your username and password directly in the proxy settings. Don’t worry! When an app or browser asks for your credentials, just enter your Bright Data Username and Password. For example, if a pop-up appears while browsing, simply fill in the details to continue securely.

All done! Your Windows device is now set up with Bright Data, giving you extra privacy, easy access, and a safer browsing experience. Whether you’re working, streaming, or just exploring, you’re good to go!