Windows Keeps Looking for a Network Connection - Opens New Browser or Tab

[themak1985]

Describe the issue
So Windows 10 ARM Edition Windows 10 Pro (21354.1) on UTM is super buggy - see #2569 - but I am encountering a weird issue. Windows is opening msftconnecttest.com/redirect via edge (or any browser) which is redirecting to https://www.msn.com/?ocid=wispr&pc=u477 every minute or so. Not sure how to stop it.

Configuration

• UTM Version: 2.1.1
• OS Version: Big Sur
• Intel or Apple Silicon? Silicon

[PDVJAM]

Exactly the same issue.

[conath]

I believe I have the solution for you. There is a registry key you can change to disable this connect test:

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet and set EnableActiveProbing to 0.

This worked in my Windows 10 VM in UTM. Source: https://networkproguide.com/fix-connect-attempts-to-www-msftconnecttest-com-windows-server-2016/

.reg file if you need it:
disable-ms-connect-test-popup.reg.zip