can anyone help me with finding out how to change the default lease time for IP addresses that are handed out by window7 internet connection sharing from the registry.i have been able to find my way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_SYSTEM_SHARED ACCESS_PARAMETERS and thats just it i cant figure out just where to go next and what to change.i just want to change the default 7 days IP address lease time to 8 hours.

Hi, The lease duration is configured on DHCP server. You may contact the network administrator to modify the default lease duration for your scope. The registry on the server is located: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\LeaseExtension More reference: <span Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.