Configure Windows Server 2003 Services

You can use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to add or remove Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 services, and you can use the Services console to enable or disable services. As you add and remove Windows Server 2003 services and enable and disable services, you increase and decrease the attack surface of the Web server correspondingly.

Tip

Tip

You can also add Windows Server 2003 services by using the Configure Your Server Wizard.

Requirements

  • Credentials: Membership in the Administrators group on the local computer.

  • Tools: Iis.msc.

Recommendation

As a security best practice, log on to your computer using an account ...

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