Does Windows support SOCKS5?
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What does a SOCKS proxy do?
When using SOCKS proxies, the internet traffic is routed through a proxy server via TCP connection on behalf of a client. Just like most other proxy types, SOCKS proxies hide the client's IP address and serve when bypassing geo-restrictions. Unlike HTTP, SOCKS cannot interpret web data.