How to set TCP keepalive in Windows 2008 R2 and later

How to set TCP keepalive in windows 2008 R2 and later

The TCP parameters on Windows 2008 R2 and later versions are auto-tuned since it uses a new TCP stack implementation. 

The KeepAlive mechanism is disabled by default so the registry keys that we would see in other previous Windows versions are missing, but can be added as indicated by this Microsoft, see references below.

 

References to other Documentation:

Windows Server Microsoft Technet article
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349797(v=ws.10).aspx

Windows Server Microsoft Technet article with details of the KeepAliveTime parameter
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349797(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_2