Hands-On Application Penetration Testing with Burp Suite

Setting up Internet Explorer to work with Burp Suite (HTTP and HTTPS)

Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge both use the Windows system proxy setting as their own preference.

Following these steps will help you set up proxy options in Internet Explorer:

1. Click on the gear icon on the top right corner and select Internet options:

2. The Internet options dialog will open up. Click on Connections | LAN settings to manage your proxy settings for Internet Explorer.

Remember this is a system-wide proxy setting and most programs on the system will also obey this, especially if they do not have a proxy setting of their own.