DirectAccess Passive Mode
- Policy ID
- PassiveMode
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Network › DirectAccess Client Experience Settings
Description
Specifies whether NCA service runs in Passive Mode or not.
Set this to Disabled to keep NCA probing actively all the time. If this setting is not configured, NCA probing is in active mode by default.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- PassiveModeREG_DWORD