SP2 Security Center pops up on first login

[GeneralMandible]

When a user logs onto a machine for the first time, the Security Center pops up. I have it set up how I want it and I don't want users to start playing with it. Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

[prathapml]

I haven't seen it come up on first login.

Maybe because I apply these tweaks at cmdlines.txt:

; Disable irritating Security Center notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"FirstRunDisabled"=dword:00000001
"FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001
"FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001

NOTE:

The above set of tweaks is for making the security center go away altogether, it won't EVER bother you after the above. But its recommended to ONLY use the lines that you want to disable. For example, the antivirus notifications can be left on if you will use an antivirus. Because, for some newbie users for whom you make your installs, their last line of defence is the security center. So if you're confident about the rest of your setup, and sure that your users don't need to have the security center prompt them, then use the above tweaks.

But if I remember right, there was some way to kill off security center in winnt.sif itself (through [Components], I think). Does anyone have more info on this?

[GeneralMandible]

Here's a reg tweak that keeps the security center from ever starting..

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

Thanks prathapml for the other reg key!

[diesel_98a]

i know this is a little late, but i don't ever get the security center popping up on the first login & i don't have any of the tweaks applied. something to think about i guess.

[prathapml]

i know this is a little late, but i don't ever get the security center popping up on the first login & i don't have any of the tweaks applied. something to think about i guess.

Maybe you removed it with nLite.

And if that's not so, we'd like to know how else you did it! Its getting curious.

[sven]

i want it to run, but not have the pop up... its the first day anyways, so im not sure if it always pops up. does it every time?

[prathapml]

@sven

No, it doesn't always pop-up. The entire issue of the Security Center showing up has been blown up to look like a HUGE problem, when all its doing is protecting the user.

Personally, I use the windows firewall itself. So the WSC (Windows Security Center) doesn't bug me about turning on the firewall. Second, since I turn off Automatic Updates, it bugs me. Third, since NAV2002 is not tying in to the WSC, again I get bugged with notifications telling me to "use an anti-virus".

So I suppose even I'm doing what you're asking:

I have the WSC on - so that it tells me if there's any problem. But since I KNOW (come on, I disabled the auto-update myself, so there's no logic in the WSC popping up and telling me that its disabled, lol) that auto-update and NAV are fine to not be notified about, I set those notifications ALONE to be off:

; Disable irritating Security Center notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001
"UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001

I apply it at first-logon through my regtweaks.reg, and it auto-reboots after that (the recommended thing, according to the guide). And with this setup (as I've described above), I've never been bothered by the WSC. So, that way, safety is also present, and unnecessary nonsense is eliminated as well.

Hoping this helps....

[diesel_98a]

Maybe you removed it with nLite.

And if that's not so, we'd like to know how else you did it! Its getting curious.

not quite sure, i didn't use nlite (haven't even touched it yet), i just copied the files to the harddrive slipstreamed sp2, then added all my batch files & tweaks. i even updated all my tweaks as of yesterday, so i know i don't have any security center tweaks.

[GeneralMandible]

For home users, the Security Center (SC) is great. In a corporate environment that already has all these things taken care of, it can be a nuisance. If the computer starts popping up alerts and windows telling a user to turn on features, it would be bad. Not only the number of calls I would get, but the amount of time fixing it would suck. We control the patches that get applied, the anti-virus/malware protection, and the firewall settings.

For home use with a single user, you can configure it with no problems. If you add users and you don't want them to have to deal with the SC, then use prathapml's solution where it disables alerts for all users. The SC will still be running. It just won't annoy anyone.

I hope this clears up why some people would want it disabled.