diff --git a/libs/kiplatform/msw/environment.cpp b/libs/kiplatform/msw/environment.cpp
index 3859f61adc..326cee8bdc 100644
--- a/libs/kiplatform/msw/environment.cpp
+++ b/libs/kiplatform/msw/environment.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bool KIPLATFORM::ENV::GetSystemProxyConfig( const wxString& aURL, PROXY_CONFIG&
     WINHTTP_CURRENT_USER_IE_PROXY_CONFIG ieProxyConfig = { 0 };
     WINHTTP_AUTOPROXY_OPTIONS            autoProxyOptions = { 0 };
     WINHTTP_PROXY_INFO                   autoProxyInfo = { 0 };
-    HINTERNET                            session = NULL;
+    HINTERNET                            proxyResolveSession = NULL;
     bool                                 success = false;
 
     if( WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser( &ieProxyConfig ) )
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ bool KIPLATFORM::ENV::GetSystemProxyConfig( const wxString& aURL, PROXY_CONFIG&
 
     if( autoProxyDetect )
     {
+        proxyResolveSession =
+                WinHttpOpen( L"kicad", WINHTTP_ACCESS_TYPE_AUTOMATIC_PROXY, WINHTTP_NO_PROXY_NAME,
+                             WINHTTP_NO_PROXY_BYPASS, WINHTTP_FLAG_ASYNC );
+
         // either we use the ie url or we set the auto detect mode
         if( autoProxyOptions.lpszAutoConfigUrl != NULL )
         {
@@ -167,12 +171,12 @@ bool KIPLATFORM::ENV::GetSystemProxyConfig( const wxString& aURL, PROXY_CONFIG&
 
         autoProxyOptions.fAutoLogonIfChallenged = TRUE;
 
-        autoProxyDetect =
-                WinHttpGetProxyForUrl( session, aURL.c_str(), &autoProxyOptions, &autoProxyInfo );
+        autoProxyDetect = WinHttpGetProxyForUrl( proxyResolveSession, aURL.c_str(),
+                                                 &autoProxyOptions, &autoProxyInfo );
 
-        if( session )
+        if( proxyResolveSession )
         {
-            WinHttpCloseHandle( session );
+            WinHttpCloseHandle( proxyResolveSession );
         }
     }