Policy
Do not display Initial Configuration Tasks window automatically at logon
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2008
This policy setting allows you to turn off the automatic display of the Initial Configuration Tasks window at logon on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. If you enable this policy setting, the Initial Configuration Tasks window is not displayed when an administrator logs on to the server. If you disable this policy setting, the Initial Configuration Tasks window is displayed when an administrator logs on to the server. If you do not configure this policy setting, the Initial Configuration Tasks window is displayed when an administrator logs on to the server. However, if an administrator selects the "Do not show this window at logon" option, the window is not displayed on subsequent logons.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\InitialConfigurationTasks Value name DoNotOpenAtLogon | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.