How to remove administrative shares in Windows Server 2008 or 2012

Posted 2020-10-08

1. Click Start, and then click
   Run.

2. In the Open box, type
   regedit, and then click OK.

3. Locate, and then click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\AutoShareServer
   
   

   Note The registry subkey AutoShareServer must be set as type REG_DWORD. When this value is set to 0 (zero), Windows does not automatically create administrative shares. Be aware that this does not apply to the IPC$ share or shares that you create manually.

4. On the Edit menu, click
   Modify. In the Value data box, type
   0, and then click OK.

5. Exit Registry Editor.

6. Stop and then start the Server service. To do this, follow these steps:
   

7. Click Start, and then click
   Run.

8. In the Open box, type
   cmd, and then click OK.

9. At the command prompt, type the following lines. Press Enter after each line:

   net stop server
   net start server

10. Type exit to close the Command Prompt window.