Turn off legacy remote shutdown interface
- Policy ID
- DisableNamedPipeShutdownPolicyDescription
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Shutdown Options
Description
This policy setting controls the legacy remote shutdown interface (named pipe). The named pipe remote shutdown interface is needed in order to shutdown this system from a remote Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 system.
If you enable this policy setting, the system does not create the named pipe remote shutdown interface.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the system creates the named pipe remote shutdown interface.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableShutdownNamedPipeREG_DWORD