Disable IPv6 in Windows Server 20008 Full & Core installation

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IPv6 is enebled by default in Windows Server 2008. If you are not using IPv6 then this can be disabled from the Windows Registry as follows:

Click Start – Search and type “regedit” and press enter. This should launch the Registry Editor.

In Windows Server 2008 Core installation, run “regedit” from an elevated Command prompt or as an Administrator. This should launch the Windows Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following rgeistry key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Services
\Tcpip6
\Parameters

In the right-pane, right-click, select New – DWORD Value. Enter the name as “DisabledComponents” and set its value as “FF” as shown below. Once done, restart the Server for the changes to take effect. If at a later time, you want to revert the changes simply delete the key and reboot the server.

ipv6

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Comment by Srikanta Guria on January 8, 2009 @ 12:17 pm

Registry might be DisabledComponents not DisabledComponent
I realize that this article states Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852
But, I am fairly certain that it is DisabledComponents on the DWORD name for Windows Server 2008 also.

Comment by Greg on February 11, 2009 @ 7:36 pm

Is this entry supposed to be there if you go into the properties of your NICs and disable IPv6 there?

Comment by Josh on May 7, 2009 @ 3:48 pm

It should be DisabledComponent. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952842

Comment by Dan on June 2, 2009 @ 11:32 am

It should be DisabledComponents with an ’s’ at the end..

Both articles say so;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952842
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852

i just field tested this on Win08R2RC1..

Comment by dennis on July 4, 2009 @ 1:12 pm

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