Policy
Specify passive polling
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This Policy setting enables you to specify passive polling behavior. NCSI polls various measurements throughout the network stack on a frequent interval to determine if network connectivity has been lost. Use the options to control the passive polling behavior.
Internal name
NCSI_PassivePolling
Policy ID
291b90caa111
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Disable passive polling ID NCSI_DisablePassivePolling_Checkbox | boolean | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator Value name DisablePassivePolling Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disable passive polling
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator
Value name
DisablePassivePolling
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0