SubscribeTurn Off Server Service for Added Security
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |Turning off the Server Service makes your computer much more secure.
Anybody with admin rights on your network can view any file on your hard drive using admin shares. This means the geeks at the helpdesk can snoop around and see what you’ve been doing.
If you have admin rights to your machine also, you can disable the Server Service. This will prevent anybody from being able to access your files remotely. However, doing this will disable your ability to share files out to the network.
To disable the Server Service:
1. Go to your Control Panel.
2. Open Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click on Services.
4. Locate the Server Service on the right pane. Double-click on it.
5. For the Startup type drop down, set it to Disabled.
6. Also set the Service Status to Stop.
Now administrators can no longer see the files on your PC. They can re-enable this service if they like, but most administrators don’t ever bother figuring it out.
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