This article explains a registry entry you can configure to disable Server Manager from opening at Windows Logon. This article applied to Windows Server 2008 only.
Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 opens when you start the Windows. You can use the following registry entry to enable/disable this behaviour:
- KEY: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager
- Entry: DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon
- Value: 1 enabled, 0 disabled (default)
About Nirmal Sharma
Nirmal is a Microsoft MVP in Directory Services and working as a Technical Architect/Consultant. He has been involved in Microsoft Technologies since 1994 and followed the progression of Microsoft Operating Systems and software. He is specialized in Directory Services, Microsoft Clustering, SQL, MOM, Exchange and Citrix. In his spare time, he likes to help others and write "internal" technical articles, white papers and tips on various Microsoft technologies. You can contact him at nirmal_sharma@mvps.org.
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