The proxy is not used when installing .NET 4.8 as part of installing Chocolatey CLI

[smsteel]

Checklist

• I confirm there are no unresolved issues reported on the Chocolatey Status page.
• I have verified this is the correct repository for opening this issue.
• I have verified no other issues exist related to my problem.
• I have verified this is not an issue for a specific package.
• I have verified this issue is not security related.
• I confirm I am using official, and not unofficial, or modified, Chocolatey products.

What You Are Seeing?

Chocolatey's install.ps1 cant' download required .net package behind proxy.

What is Expected?

Choco can download required .net package while behind proxy.

How Did You Get This To Happen?

Got script from documentation https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/setup/#completely-offline-install
Also tried to modify "online" script - the same result.

System Details

Windows server 2019 (not relevant)

Installed Packages

Not relevant, none.

Output Log

DEBUG: Using default repository authentication credentials.
DEBUG: Using explicit proxy server 'http://local-proxy-url:3128'.
Querying latest package from https://local-repo-url/Packages()?$filter=(Id%20eq%20%27chocolatey%27)%20and%20IsLatestVersion
Downloading http://local-repo-url/chocolatey/2.5.0 to C:\ProgramData\choco-cache\chocolatey.nupkg
d-----        8/14/2025   1:46 PM                chocInstall
Extracting C:\ProgramData\choco-cache\chocolatey\chocInstall\chocolatey.zip to C:\ProgramData\choco-cache\chocolatey\chocInstall...
Installing chocolatey on this machine
DEBUG: Host version is 5.1.17763.7671, PowerShell Version is '5.1.17763.7671' 
and CLR Version is '4.0.30319.42000'.
DEBUG: Cmdlets exported from Chocolatey.PowerShell.dll
DEBUG: Get-EnvironmentVariable
DEBUG: Get-EnvironmentVariableNames
DEBUG: Install-ChocolateyPath
DEBUG: Set-EnvironmentVariable
DEBUG: Test-ProcessAdminRights
DEBUG: Uninstall-ChocolateyPath
DEBUG: Update-SessionEnvironment
DEBUG: Install-DotNet48IfMissing called with $forceFxInstall=False
The registry key for .Net 4.8 was not found or this is forced
Downloading 'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2d6bb6b2-226a-4baa-bdec-798822606ff1/8494001c276a4b96804cde7829c04d7f/ndp48-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe' to 'C:\ProgramData\choco-cache\ndp48-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe' - the installer is 100+ MBs, so this could take a while on a slow connection.
Initialize-Chocolatey : Exception calling "DownloadFile" with "2" argument(s): 
"Unable to connect to the remote server"
At C:\ProgramData\choco-cache\chocolatey\chocInstall\tools\chocolateyInstall.ps
1:76 char:1
+ Initialize-Chocolatey
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Initialize-Chocolatey], Metho
   dInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebException,Initialize-Chocolatey

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[pauby]

@smsteel please don't fill in sections with 'not relevant' as this is information we need. Please go back and update those sections.

[pauby]

I've moved this over here as it is not a Chocolatey CLI issue.

[pauby]

Downloading .NET 4.8 as part of the Chocolatey CLI install doesn't use the proxy. The recommended workaround would be to install .NET 4.8 before installing Chocolatey CLI if you need to work through a proxy.

[pauby]

The offending code is in the tools/chocolateysetup.psm1 file so moving this back to the correct repository (I thought the error was in the install.ps1 file initially).