Turn Off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking ServicesID: oval:gov.nist.usgcb.windowsseven:def:209 | Date: (C)2012-04-13 (M)2023-07-04 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This setting turns off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services in its entirety, and will cause all dependent applications to stop working.
Peer-to-Peer protocols allow for applications in the areas of RTC, collaboration, content distribution and distributed processing.
If you enable this setting, peer-to-peer protocols will be turned off.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the peer-to-peer protocols will be turned on.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services\Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\policies\Microsoft\Peernet!Disabled
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |