Here are several reasons why you should never disable the default administrative shares on Windows computers, especially in an enterprise (managed) environment.
If you disable administrative shares like C$ on a Windows server or client computer, then anything that tries to access your computer via SMB will fail. This can include but is not limited to the following:
System Center Configuration Manager
SMS Inventory
Point and Print from shares on your computer
Anything else that accesses these admin shares for management purposes.
About Mitch Tulloch
Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. He has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy and use Microsoft platforms, products and solutions. Mitch has published over two hundred articles on different IT websites and magazines, and he has written or contributed to almost two dozen books and is lead author for the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. For more information, see www.mtit.com .
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