How TCP KeepAlive packets trigger and transmitted

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How does TCP KeepAlive packets gets generated from Windows Core 2019? What are the subscribers or listeners or the message?

It is clear Windows OS has KeepAlive registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ that custom values can added or updated for the following.

KeepAliveTime: 30000 KeepAliveInterval: 1000 TcpMaxDataRetransmissions: 10

After the change and rebooting the Win OS. I turned on WireShark capture and expected the OS to emit TCP KeepAlive messages every 30 seconds, however, I do not see anything.

How does TCP KeepAlive packets gets generated from Windows Core 2019 (or in general Windows OS)? What are the subscribers or listeners of the message? How can I find out the OS generated TCP KeepAlive messages?

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