Policy
Turn On Compatibility HTTP Listener
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting turns on or turns off an HTTP listener created for backward compatibility purposes in the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service. If you enable this policy setting, the HTTP listener always appears. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the HTTP listener never appears. When certain port 80 listeners are migrated to WinRM 2.0, the listener port number changes to 5985. A listener might be automatically created on port 80 to ensure backward compatibility.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service Value name HttpCompatibilityListener | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.