SMB: The Workstation service should be set to start automatically

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the File Services Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.

Operating System

Windows Server 2008 R2

Product/Feature

File Services

Severity

Warning

Category

Configuration

Issue

The Workstation service is not set to start automatically.

Impact

Unless an administrator manually starts the Workstation service each time the computer restarts, the computer will not be able to access shared folders and other Server Message Block (SMB)-based network services.

Resolution

Set the Workstation service to start automatically.

Additional resolution information is currently under development and will be published as soon as it is available.