RFE Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Control and Configure Windows Security CenterEven if you know that your computer is safe, Security Center keeps popping up balloon messages that you are not protected. So, now you need to do something, right? All you have to do is to set the startup type of wscsvc (Security Center) service to manual. You can do it either from services.msc or entering command in the command console (run: cmd).CONSOLE COMMANDSSet auto start: sc config wscsvc start= autoSet manual start: sc config wscsvc start= demandDisable completely: sc config wscsvc start= disabledStop for this session: sc stop wscsvcStart for this session: sc start wscsvcNOTE: All these commands can be entered directly into the Run (Start Menu > Run) dialog. Command prompt (Start Menu > Run > cmd) can also be used to see the result returned by sc.exe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I found it easier to set the notifications to OFF bystart | contol panel | security centreIn this pane you will see a question / notice about notifications, click this and set them all to off and presto all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radimus Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 ;Disable Security Center[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]"Start"=dword:00000004 ;Disable Anti-virus Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Firewall Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Automatic Updates Notifications ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] ;"UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFE Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 @oioldmanThis will turn off the notification, but the service will still start and take system resources. I have played with it enough to see how much can it protect your system. To me, its nothing but a small piece of crap for:1. Promoting Antivirus software market, they call it partnership. 2. Nagging users continuously to use Automatic Update. SysAdmins know how bothering this is.@RadimusIn fact, sc.exe does the same thing with safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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