Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryNetwork > Network Connectivity Status Indicator
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

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.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Disable passive polling
ID NCSI_DisablePassivePolling_Checkbox
boolean
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator\DisablePassivePolling
Type REG_DWORD
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0

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