diff --git a/docker-for-windows/index.md b/docker-for-windows/index.md
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@@ -266,29 +266,25 @@ containers. Alternatively, you can opt not to share it by selecting **Cancel**.
 #### Proxies
 
 Docker Desktop lets you configure HTTP/HTTPS Proxy Settings and
-automatically propagates these to Docker and to your containers.  For example,
-if you set your proxy settings to `http://proxy.example.com`, Docker uses this
-proxy when pulling containers.
+automatically propagates these to Docker. For example, if you set your proxy
+settings to `http://proxy.example.com`, Docker uses this proxy when pulling containers.
 
-When you start a container, your proxy settings propagate into the containers. For example:
+Your proxy settings, however, will not be propagated into the containers you start.
+If you wish to set the proxy settings for your containers, you need to define
+environment variables for them, just like you would do on Linux, for example:
 
 ```ps
-> docker run alpine env
+> docker run -e HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:3128 alpine env
 
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 HOSTNAME=b7edf988b2b5
 TERM=xterm
 HOME=/root
 HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:3128
-http_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:3128
-no_proxy=*.local, 169.254/16
 ```
 
-In the output above, the `HTTP_PROXY`, `http_proxy`, and `no_proxy` environment
-variables are set. When your proxy configuration changes, Docker restarts
-automatically to pick up the new settings. If you have containers that you wish
-to keep running across restarts, you should consider using
-[restart policies](/engine/reference/run/#restart-policies-restart).
+For more information on setting environment variables for running containers,
+see [Set environment variables](/engine/reference/commandline/run/#set-environment-variables--e---env---env-file).
 
 #### Network