You are correct, however it is configurable.

Configuring IPv6

As with IPv4 configurations, with IPv6 you can either set an automated address configuration through DHCPv6 or configure an address manually. The Netsh command gives you the ability to set all parameters but in this article we will focus on configuring the interface using the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) GUI from the Network and Sharing Center.

The only advantage of using the GUI over the netsh command is the GUI which makes the job of adding addresses easier for users unfamiliar with the command line interface! In the following procedure we will be setting a static private address that is, a static site-local IPv6 address for the local network connection adapter:



http://www.windows7library.com/blog/networking/configuring-ipv6/