diff --git a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
index c016bf4..f14fa44 100644
--- a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
+++ b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
@@ -213,10 +213,12 @@ namespace proxy {
             " try autoproxy negotiation";
           _direct = false;
           _url = url;
-          /****BUGFIX****/
-          _proxies = proxies(_url);
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+          _proxies = proxies(_url); // M$ cannot always do multithreading
           threadFinished();
-          //start(); // autoproxy detection in own thread
+#else
+          start(); // autoproxy detection in own thread
+#endif
         } else {
           qDebug()<<"No proxy at all, giving up - offline?";
           proxyError(QNetworkReply::TimeoutError);