diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1 b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
index b7bc5afab..fa51de404 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ param(
     [string]$disableMetrics = "0"
 )
 
+$webclient=New-Object System.Net.WebClient
+$creds=Get-Credential
+$webclient.Proxy.Credentials=$creds
+
 $scriptsDir = split-path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
 $vcpkgRootDir = & $scriptsDir\findFileRecursivelyUp.ps1 $scriptsDir .vcpkg-root