Management Console

[Wakers]

The first time I installed server, i made a user account for myself instead of using the default admin account. As time went on, this was a bit too restrictive for me, so I made myself an admin account.

This time (just installed x64), i’m using the admin account all the time.

Background info out of the way, simple question that I couldn’t find the answer to on the search –

How do i stop the server management console from opening on startup?

[Arris]

I watched which registry keys change when checking/unchecking the Do not show me this console at logon checkbox and it turns out that it changes the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftServerManager

If the DWORD value DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon is set to 0, the Server Manager will open at startup; if set to 1, you won’t see it!

Hope this works for you! 😉

[Wakers]

I don’t have that registry value, I guess i can just add it?

[aviv00]

just v the little box there

[Wakers]

It is ticked, it still appears 🙂

Do you think i would post here if it was that simple? 😀

[Arris]

Haha 😉 Maybe it works when you also set (add?) the DWORD DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon to 1 in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftServerManager. It is possible that this key is overriding the HKCU key…

[Wakers]

Thanks Arris, that worked! 🙂

[Arris]

No problem, it was a guess. I’m glad for you it works! 🙂

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