Disabling IPv6 Addresses on the Windows 2008 hosts
Posted on September 21st, 2009 in Windows 2008, Windows 7
Important: It is recommended to take a System State backup prior to the following actions.
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Go to [Start] & select [RUN], then type [regedit] to open the Registry Editor.
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Then browse to the following path;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tcpip6\Parameters\ -
Create a [DWORD (32-bit)] registry value key.
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Rename it as “DisabledComponents”.
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Change the Hexadecimal value of the key to “ff” as follows, and then select [OK] to confirm the changes.
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Now [Reboot] the server to make the changes to effect.
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Finally, type [IPConfig / all] command to verify the changes. Your output will be similar to the follows;
This post has 3 comments
September 22nd, 2009
Thank you for posting this article.
September 22nd, 2009
Why would you want to disable IPv6?
September 24th, 2009
Thank you for the comment, Derek. Though the world is moving fast, companies aren’t. In my organisation we don’t use IPv6 yet. So, knowing how to disable the IPv6 is quite useful.