Setting up and Managing IPv6 on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 automatically prefers IPv6 addresses, if available, but the manual configuration steps differ from IPv4 and necessitate new tools. Here's how to approach IPv6 in your daily admin work.

By Thomas Joos

Updated Nov 9, 2026 1:28 PM / Published Jun 23, 2018 3:00 AM 13 min read

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Thomas Joos

Thomas Joos is a freelance IT consultant and has been working in IT for more than 20 years. In addition, he writes hands-on books and papers on Windows and other Microsoft topics. Online you can meet him on: https://www.thomas-joos.com.