Use maximum DC discovery retry interval setting for background callers
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Computer
Category
System > Net Logon
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting determines the maximum retry interval allowed when applications performing periodic searches for Domain Controllers (DCs) are unable to find a DC. For example, the retry intervals may be set at 10 minutes, then 20 minutes and then 40 minutes, but when the interval reaches the value set in this setting, that value becomes the retry interval for all subsequent retries until the value set in Final DC Discovery Retry Setting is reached. The default value for this setting is 60 minutes (60*60). The maximum value for this setting is 49 days (0x49*24*60*60=4233600). The minimum value for this setting is 0. If the value for this setting is smaller than the value specified for the Initial DC Discovery Retry Setting, the Initial DC Discovery Retry Setting is used. Warning: If the value for this setting is too large, a client may take very long periods to try to find a DC. If the value for this setting is too small and the DC is not available, the frequent retries may produce excessive network traffic.

Internal name
Netlogon_BackgroundRetryMaximumPeriod
Policy ID
107dbbdf6d8c
Elements
1

Registry values

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ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
Seconds:
ID Netlogon_BackgroundRetryMaximumPeriodLabel
decimal
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Netlogon\Parameters
Value name
BackgroundRetryMaximumPeriod
Type
REG_DWORD
Range: ? to 4233600
Seconds:
Computer · Type decimal
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Netlogon\Parameters
Value name
BackgroundRetryMaximumPeriod
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Range: ? to 4233600