Nowadays, once it comes to Teredo, how to enable Teredo on Windows is one of the hotly-discussed topics among Windows users. You want to enable Teredo on your Windows PC but don’t know what must be done? In that case, you have come to the right place. This article could show you the way to enable Teredo on your own.
Enabling Teredo On Windows: Instructions
- Step 1: Go to Search bar, type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.
- Step 2: In Device Manager, click your computer name, pick Action and hit Add legacy hardware.
- Step 3: Select Next, choose Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and hit Next.
- Step 4: Click Network adapters, pick Next, select Microsoft and choose Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter.
- Step 5: Select Next twice then choose Finish.
After the process finishes, restart your computer. When the screen comes back on, Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter should be up and running. For good measure, you may want to open Device Manager, select View, choose Show hidden devices and determine whether Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter is present in Network adapters.
Besides that, you could make use of Command Prompt:
- Step 1: Go to Search bar, type cmd and hit Run as administrator.
- Step 2: In Command Prompt (Admin), run the command netsh interface Teredo show state. If the state says offline, proceed to run the command netsh interface teredo set state default in Command Prompt (Admin).
- Step 3: See how things turn out.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is there a way to tell if the Teredo adapter can resolve IPv6 domain names properly?
- Step 1: Go to Search bar, type Control Panel and press Enter.
- Step 2: Change View by to Small icons, hit System and note down the name of your computer in Device name.
- Step 3: Open Command Prompt (Admin) then run the command Ping –6 <ComputerName>. Based on the result, you could tell if the Teredo tunnel adapter can properly resolve IPv6 domain names. If it can’t, you should consider uninstalling and reinstalling Microsoft Teredo.
Do I need a Teredo adapter?
In layman’s terms, Teredo is a protocol that Xbox games as well as some devices use to establish multiplayer connections. Needless to say, the absence of the Teredo adapter would disrupt the operation of said games and devices.
Is it wise to reset the network adapter?
For your information, resetting the network resets all previously configured connection settings so it should be your last resort. Still, while the reset forces you to reconfigure everything, it causes no harm to your computer.
What’s a Teredo IP address?
A prefix, an IPv4 address, flags, obscured external port and obscured external address make up a Teredo IP address.
- The prefix is the 32-bit address of the Teredo server used to configure the address.
- Flags are used to determine the type of connection in use and the way the address is configured.
- Obscured external port and obscured external address help direct the flow of traffic.
What happens if I disable Teredo?
If you disable Teredo, you won’t be able to access IPv6-only websites. That means unless you have another sort of IPv6 connectivity on your computer, you should lose access to some sections of the Internet.
How do I know if Teredo is disabled?
- Step 1: Open Command Prompt (Admin) then run the command reg query HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iphlpsvc\Teredo. If the result includes REG_DWORD 0x4, your Teredo is disabled. To re-enable it, run the command netsh interface teredo set state default in Command Prompt (Admin).
- Step 2: Run the command reg query HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TcpIp6\Parameters. If the result includes DisabledComponents REG_DWORD 0x8e and the value is not 0x0, your Teredo is disabled. To re-enable it, run the command HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 0x0 command.
- Step 3: Run each of these commands in Command Prompt (Admin) to restart IP Helper Service:
- sc stop iphlpsvc
- sc start iphlpsvc
As PCWorld’s senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.
