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Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019

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Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019

This article is for those looking for a detailed and clear guide on how to disable Server Manager autostart in Windows Server 2019.

NOTE

For instructions on disabling Server Manager autostart in Windows Server 2012 R2, see: Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2012 R2.

We go into the system under an account with administrator rights.

Open Server Manager, click on the “Manage” button in the upper right corner of the screen, and select “Server Manager Properties”.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 1

Check the box “Do not start Server Manager automatically at logon” and click on the “OK” button.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 2

Server Manager will no longer start automatically.

You can also disable the automatic start of “Server Manager” through the task scheduler. To do this, you must disable the task that is responsible for the automatic start of “Server Manager”.

In Server Manager, click on the “Tools” button in the upper right corner of the screen and select “Task Scheduler”.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 3

In the “Task Scheduler Library” go to the “Microsoft” section, then to “Windows”, and in the “Server Manager” subsection, select the “Server Manager” task.

In the “Actions” menu, click on the “Disable” button.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 4

Server Manager will no longer start automatically.

In addition, you can disable the task that is responsible for automatically starting Server Manager using the command line.

Press “Start”, specify “cmd” in the search bar, and select “Command Prompt”.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 5

Disable Server Manager autostart using the command:

Terminal window
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Server Manager\ServerManager" /Disable

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 6

Server Manager will no longer start automatically.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 7

You can also disable the task that is responsible for automatically starting Server Manager using Windows PowerShell.

On the keyboard, press the key combination “Win” and “x” and in the menu that opens, select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 8

Disable Server Manager autostart using the command:

Terminal window
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName ServerManager | Disable-ScheduledTask

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 9

Server Manager will no longer start automatically.

Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019 - Step 10


Vladimir Mikhalev

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Disable Server Manager Autostart in Windows Server 2019
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Author
Vladimir Mikhalev
Published
2021-03-28
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0