How to use Chef to add Proxy server configuration on a Windows Host:

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How to use Chef to add Proxy server configuration on a Windows Host?

Following is a Chef recipe:

registry_key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings' do
  values [{:name => 'MigrateProxy', :type => :dword, :data => '00000001'},
          {:name => 'ProxyEnable', :type => :dword, :data => '00000001'},
          {:name => 'ProxyHttp1.1', :type => :dword, :data => '00000000'},
          {:name => 'ProxyServer', :type => :dword, :data => 'http://proxy.mgt.example.au:3128'},
          {:name => 'ProxyOverride', :type => :dword, :data => '<local>'}
         ]
  action :create
end