Maximum number of connections per server (HTTP 1.0)
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Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Security Features > AJAX
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 8.0

This policy setting allows you to change the default connection limit for HTTP 1.0 from 6 connections per host to a limit of your choice (from 2 through 128). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer will use the default connection limit for HTTP 1.0 (6 connections per host). In versions of Internet Explorer prior to Internet Explorer 8, the default connection limit for HTTP 1.0 was 4.

Internal name
IESF_MaxConnectionPer1_0Server
Policy ID
f8f7952f7694
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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Maximum number of connections:
ID IESF_MaxConnections
decimal
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER
Value name
iexplore.exe
Type
REG_DWORD
Range: 2 to 128
Maximum number of connections:
Both · Type decimal
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER
Value name
iexplore.exe
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Range: 2 to 128