Policy

Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)

Windows 11 25H2

Back to categoryOpen picker

Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Power Management > Sleep Settings
Supported onAt least Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT

This policy setting allows you to control the network connectivity state in standby on modern standby-capable systems. If you enable this policy setting, network connectivity will be maintained in standby. If you disable this policy setting, network connectivity in standby is not guaranteed. This connectivity restriction currently applies to WLAN networks only, and is subject to change. If you do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.

Internal name
DCConnectivityInStandby_2
Policy ID
638b06945135
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\f15576e8-98b7-4186-b944-eafa664402d9\DCSettingIndexREG_DWORD
1
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

Other policies in this category

Explore related policies at the same level.

View all policies in this category