Turn Off UDP On Client
- Policy ID
- TS_CLIENT_TURN_OFF_UDP
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Remote Desktop Services › Remote Desktop Connection Client
Description
This policy setting specifies whether the UDP protocol will be used to access servers via Remote Desktop Protocol.
If you enable this policy setting, Remote Desktop Protocol traffic will only use the TCP protocol.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Protocol traffic will attempt to use both TCP and UDP protocols.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- fClientDisableUDPREG_DWORD