ARCHIVED: Disable IPv6 tunneling over IPv4 in Windows 7
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In Windows 7, to disable IPv6 tunneling over IPv4:
- From the menu, in the Start Search box, enter , and then in the Programs list, click .
- In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters\
- Double-click
- In the Edit menu, point to New, and then click .
- Enter , and then press Enter.
- Double-click .
to modify the DisabledComponents entry. If the DisabledComponents entry is unavailable, you must create it:
- Type any one of the following values to configure the IPv6 protocol, and then click
Value Action Enables all IPv6 components (0 is the default setting)Disables all IPv6 components, except the IPv6 loopback interfaceMakes Windows use IPv4 instead of IPv6 in prefix policiesDisables native IPv6 interfacesDisables all tunnel IPv6 interfacesDisables all IPv6 interfaces except for the IPv6 loopback interface
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Last modified on 2020-01-14 05:03:44.