The latest client (v1.0 and up) enables IPv6 leak protection automatically and does not need to be disabled. Due to a more aggressive IPv6 block, disabling IPv6 will actually result in connection issues with the PIA app.

[Update by Yong Rhee[MSFT] as of 180227] Our Windows Product Group does not test anything with IPv6 disabled. Instead of completely disabling IPv6, since Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and their corresponding Server OS'es prefer IPv6, instead, if you are really itching to disable IPv6, set the policy/registry, to Prefer IPv4 over IPv6. Dec 21, 2019 · What is IPv6 and why would you want to disable IPv6 on Ubuntu? Internet Protocol version 6 ( IPv6 ) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. However, you can disable IPv6 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 by doing one of the following: "In the Network Connections folder, obtain properties on all of your connections and adapters and clear the check box next to the Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) component in the list under This connection uses the following items. net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1. This will disable IPv6 on all network adapters. if you want to disable it just for one adapter, e.g. the external network device ens33, then use this instead: net.ipv6.conf.ens33.disable_ipv6 = 1. Save and close the file in nano. Then apply the changes with the command: sysctl -p To disable IPv4 immediately, you need to delete the rule that configures your IPv4 address. If you enabled IPv6 after you created your Droplet, you first need to edit the /etc/resolv.conf file to use IPv6 DNS servers. Set the nameserver directives to Google's IPv6 name servers by changing the file to look like this: In order to successfully disable IPv6, the below steps are provided to you so that in the event of further troubleshooting steps are needed - this will be a good step in the right direction. Prerequisites: Being logged in Windows 10 with Administrator account. Dec 18, 2014 · By leaving IPv6 enabled, you do not disable IPv6-only applications and services (for example, HomeGroup in Windows 7 and DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are IPv6-only) and your hosts can take advantage of IPv6-enhanced connectivity.

Mar 10, 2020 · However sometimes improper IPv6 configuration leads to complication and security issue. As an example, while using a VPN service on Windows, I ran into the an issue, lack of proper IPv6 support and unavailability of IPv6 capable OpenVPN servers. So, I had to disable IPv6 to avoid IPv6 leak and other complications.

Mar 26, 2018 · For completeness' sake: You can add ` net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 ` and ` net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1 ` to /etc/sysctl.conf. (You can apply that to a running system via the `sysctl` command as well, but for the sake of not confusing running services I'd recommend restarting them afterwards.)

Jul 17, 2019 · Moreover, some sites also do not have IPv6 address and DNS records and are confined to IPv4 addresses. To sum up, IPv6 is an important and essential update to a problematic IP. Thus, every user must enable it for using the internet in a better way.