Any way to disable annoying welcome screens?

[kmcferrin]

You know the screens I'm talking about...the first time that you log into a Windows 2003 R2, 2008, or 2008 R2 server it pops up a "configure this server" or a "manage this server" window with all sorts of options to help you figure out how to deal with the options available. It was cute...even useful the first time that I logged into a server of that type. The 3000th time it's just annoying. I know that you can check the box that says "don't show this screen when I log in" and that works well for one server, but what if you work somewhere that has 5000 servers that you manage, and you build a few new servers every day? Surely there's a group policy setting to disable these pop-up screens?

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[TechyMcSe2k]

You would need to use GPO's to control this for your environment. The location within the GPO for each domain version is a little different, but here is a sample to get you started.

http://www.techcow.com/tech-tips/wi...anage_your_server_wizard_in_windows_2003.html

http://www.samtechconsulting.com

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