Disable Server Manager for All Users (Impossible?)
I was running the new Process Monitor to figure out how to Disable Server Manager and found the following RegKey. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ServerManager\DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon By Setting DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon = 1 it will disable Server Manager. Problem is that it will only disable Server Managaer for Current Logged On User. I need it do disable for all users. So I go looking in HKEY Local Machine because that is usually where you make a change for all users. I find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon I set DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon = 1 and reboot the Server to test. I log on with Account One it shows up, I log on with account 2 it shows up. I Query HKCU and the value is set to 0. I also checked HKEY_USERS for the DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon on each different SID and the Values are set to 0. WHY? Is HKLM for DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon not recursive? How can I make one change to Disable Server Manager for All Users?
December 14th, 2007 10:44pm

Did you ever get or find an answer to this. Would like to know myself.Wirrel
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August 6th, 2008 11:21pm

You need to set 2 reg values:1.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager -DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon=12.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\Oobe -DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon=1Second value takes effect irrespective of first value; however second value must be set to 1 for first one to work.Hope this helps.Reference:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732131.aspx ~Zendu
October 7th, 2008 8:16pm

Hello guys, I did exactly what you said and it didn't work for me. Any idea? Thanks.
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October 28th, 2009 1:02pm

Hi, Is there any solvution on this? I have set the DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon in regedit and in unattend.xml but it dont work. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc765994(v=ws.10).aspx /SaiTech
March 31st, 2012 5:53pm

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