How to Install Privoxy on Windows 10

Introduction

Privoxy is a free, open-source web proxy server that can be used to enhance privacy, security, and speed up web browsing. In this tutorial, we will walk through how to install Privoxy on a Windows 10 computer.

Prerequisites

Before installing Privoxy, make sure that your Windows 10 computer meets the following requirements:

• Internet connection
• Administrator privileges

Step 1: Download Privoxy

To download Privoxy, go to the Privoxy website here and click on the "Download" button on the homepage. This will take you to the download page.

On the download page, click on the link for the latest stable release of Privoxy for Windows. This will download a compressed folder containing the Privoxy installation files.

Step 2: Install Privoxy

1. Extract the downloaded folder by right-clicking on it and selecting "Extract All".
2. Open the extracted folder and double-click on the "install.bat" file.
3. When prompted, select "Yes" to allow the installation to proceed.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 3: Configure Privoxy

After installing Privoxy, you will need to configure it to work correctly.

1. Open a text editor such as Notepad.
2. Create a new file and paste the following code:

listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118
forward-socks5t / 127.0.0.1:1080 .

3. Save the file as "config.txt" in the Privoxy installation directory (by default, this is "C:\Program Files\Privoxy").
4. Open the "config.txt" file in the Privoxy installation directory.
5. Uncomment the following lines by removing the "#" at the beginning of each line:

#debug      4096
#debug      8192

6. Save and close the "config.txt" file.

Step 4: Start Privoxy

To start Privoxy, follow these steps:

1. Press "Windows key + R" to open the Run dialog.
2. Type "cmd" and press "Enter" to open the Command Prompt.
3. Type the following command and press "Enter":

cd "C:\Program Files\Privoxy"

4. Type the following command and press "Enter":

privoxy.exe --install

5. Type the following command and press "Enter":

privoxy.exe

If Privoxy starts successfully, you should see a message indicating that Privoxy is running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown how to install and configure Privoxy on a Windows 10 computer. By following these steps, you can enhance your web browsing security, privacy and speed.

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