Turn off PNRP cloud creation
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 10, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services\Peer Name Resolution Protocol\Global Clouds Description
This policy setting enables or disables PNRP cloud creation. PNRP is a distributed name resolution protocol allowing Internet hosts to publish peer names with a corresponding Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address. Other hosts can then resolve the name, retrieve the corresponding address, and establish peer-to-peer (P2P) connections. The PNRP cloud is a group of connected PNRP nodes, in which connections exist between peers so that a node in the PNRP cloud can resolve names published by other nodes. PNRP creates a global cloud if the computer has a global IPv6 address, but creates a site-local cloud if the computer has a site-local address. If you enable this policy setting, PNRP does not create a cloud, and applications cannot use this cloud to publish or resolve names regardless of whether the computer has an IPv6 address that matches the cloud scope. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, all PNRP clouds are turned on by default, and PNRP creates a cloud if the computer has an IPv6 address compatible with the cloud’s scope.
Registry
Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global Value name: Disabled
Enabled: Disabled = 1
Disabled: Disabled = 0
Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global]
"Disabled"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'Disabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global' -Name 'Disabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'Disabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global' -Name 'Disabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off PNRP cloud creation
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet\Pnrp\IPv6-Global'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'Disabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.