DirectAccess Passive Mode

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKLM SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant

Value name: PassiveMode

Enabled: PassiveMode = 1

Disabled: PassiveMode = 0

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.