Guest Jerry Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Hi all, Does anybody have any experience with Windows Security Alerts (the red shield on the system tray) not working if the Terminal Services service isn't running? I like to have the alerts on just in case something goes wrong such as my antivirus program doesn't start properly. I was contemplating disabling the Terminal Services service because I don't believe I need it. However, when it's disabled and the computer is restarted (to stop the service), the Windows Security Alerts don't come up. I test the alerts by turning off Automatic Updates and making sure the Windows Security Alerts are configured to warn me if Automatic Updates is not on. I do have the Security Center service set to Automatic, and it is running as expected. I also have several other services not set to Windows default. However, I can duplicate this every time by changing the startup mode of Terminal Services and restarting. The restart is required because once you start Terminal Services, you can't safely stop it. If anyone has info related to this, I'd appreciate seeing it. Thanks, Jerry
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