{"id":433486,"date":"2026-07-10T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/?p=433486"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:45:40","slug":"metatrader5-mt5-not-connecting-how-to-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/technology-broker-news\/metatrader5-mt5-not-connecting-how-to-fix-433486\/","title":{"rendered":"Metatrader5 (MT5) not connecting (how to fix)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metatrader5 (MT5) not listing servers or can not find your broker? here is the fix!<\/h2>\n

Apparently MT5 is considered by new WIndows installation as “a problem” ..
\nwell Windows is generally a bad OS, but at least this they got right as MT5 IS a problem (but of a different natue than a virus) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

In order to make this work there is a simple fix required, first make sure you not using a proxy in MT5 under Tools -> Options -> Server<\/strong>
\nmake sure “Enable Proxy server” is off<\/strong> unless the broker specifically instructed you otherwise, (ONLY the broker, noone else!)<\/p>\n

that likely wont work (but worth a try)<\/p>\n

next: open “Windows security<\/strong>” navigate to Virus & threat protection<\/strong> and look for “Thread protection settings<\/strong>” click “Manage settings<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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then scroll all the way down to “Exclusions<\/strong>” and click “Add or remove<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

then just add an exclusion<\/strong> by selecting either the whole MT5 Directory (typically C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5<\/em>) or just the mt5 program as\u00a0 C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5\\terminal64.exe<\/em><\/p>\n

if MT5 still running while you do this it should immediately find servers and let you do whatever, just keep in mind when excluding the whole directory you have a worry free solution but you are also allowing eveything in that directory to bypass your virus protection.<\/p>\n

Pick one<\/strong> like in the example below.<\/p>\n

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if you new to Trading, DONT use MT4 or MT5!<\/h3>\n

just dont, the programm will teach you to get into habbits you wont be able to pull yourself out of easy, things like Mobile trading, attending a math class evey time you try to somewhat calculate a position size, the software never tells you how much a trade actually did cost you, you basically at all times at the mercy of the broker, and they can just make up anything they want.<\/p>\n

in short, MT4\/5 is a bad choice. there are multiple better choices such as Ninjatrader, cTrader (my personal favorite) Tradestation, Tradingview, ThinkorSwim and many more<\/p>\n

if you must use it .. just be aware of those shortcommings, and to fix the position sizing issue by installing the Position Sizer from Earnforex<\/a>. (this should not be negotiable!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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