I keep running into SBS 2008 and SBS 2011 installations and being asked how to disable the SBS console from starting up automatically when logging into the server. It’s quite simple, but it’s not under Start –> All Programs –> Startup, as you would expect.
- Go to Start –> Administrative Tools –> Task Scheduler
- In the left frame, drill down Task Scheduler Library –> Microsoft –> Windows –> Windows Small Business Server 2008 (or 2011)
- In the middle frame, you will find the Console task. Click on it to select it.
- In the right hand frame, click Disable
There you go — all done!
P.S. If you are having issues where the SBS 2008 Console is crashing or taking a long time to display alerts and statuses, check out this blog post from the Official Windows Small Business Server blog web site.
SBS 2008 Screenshots:
SBS 2011 Screenshot:
