Hello, Just installed Windows 2008 Standard R2, this is a standalone install, not tied to any domain. I have not installed anything on this server except for all the Windows updates. Anyway I was trying to make some changes to my Action Center settings when I found that all the options are greyed out. How do I unlock them? I check the local group policy and found nothing. Did a Google search and found nothing either. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Check that there is no local / domain group policy that is applied and that is blocking that. Use rsop or gpresult to check which group policy settings are applied. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Hi, Please refer to the following Microsoft TechNet article and double check the Group Policy settings for Action Center. Group Policy Settings for Action Center http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617161(WS.10).aspx Regards,Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

All, Thanks for the information, however there are no GPs defined as you can see from my GPResult below. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

The tech article you refer to only hides the icon and prevents the notification from sowing up on the desktop, but does not explain how to manage the grayed out check boxes individually in the action center. In Win7 these boxes are not grayed out and you can select which ones you want or don't want. What is the function in Win7 that was dropped in Svr 08 R2 to allow this management? I went to 'HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\action center\checks' but am not familiar with the values to make changes. I can manage these check boxes in Win7, but not in Svr08R2 - why, what has changed, and how do I fix it? I can un-gray the boxes using windows enabler, but cannot uncheck them. Thank you.