Disable Security Center Popup Notifications in Windows Vista
If you decide to turn off automatic updates, you'll be annoyed to death with popup messages from the Security Center that tell you to "Check your computer security" or "Check your Firewall status" if you disabled the firewall. It's a good thing you can turn those messages off.
Before we begin: I'd definitely recommend keeping the firewall enabled at all times.
To disable the popup messages shown above, right-click on the little red shield icon and choose Open Security Center from the menu. You could also open Security Center from the start menu.
Click the link for "Change the way Security Center alerts me"
Now you'll see a dialog with three choices. Choose the bottom one if you don't want the notifications anymore.
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thanks. i really needed that. it sucks having those everytime i reboot.
thanks.. been looking for remove this pain in the rear for a while now…
I turned off the security center and now when I boot up I get a damn error message about the security center turned off!
Your cooment on how to “Make Security Center go away” did not address a problem I and many other are having in forums. It is this (and I hope you may have an answer), Clicking on the “Don't notify me and don't display the icon” option does not take- or work. Program keeps defaulting back to its default setting which is the notify me option. When logged on as full administrator, cannot undo the default. You click on don’t’ notify me, then close window, then go back to it and the defult setting is still activated. Any ideas?
Thank you,
I have basic vista on an HP. On the total care advisor I can't enable the internet security when i try the norton opens and I'm not sure if that is taking the place of the HP's or if niether one of them is running. But it is listed as a critical. Keep in mind this is a brand new piece.
This fix did not work for me. Specifically, I use non-Microsoft firewall/antivirus/antimalware programs so I have disabled everything Vista recommends to leave on. When I click on the Security Center balloon in the taskbar, the option to change the Security Center alerts delivery method is not even available. Any way of bypassing this? I just installed Vista and am still trying to get a feel for it. Thanks.
This worked for me as i chose the third option.
Remember this aswell if Securitry center is disabled you will not beable to stop the ballon, turn it on THEN you will see the ooption there after that chose the third option "the not recommended one" and it will no longer appear.
This didn't work for me either. I just bought a Toshiba P200 and I keep getting these damn pop-ups!!! I selected the thrid option (Don't notify me… etc) but the stupid thing didn't take. Dunno what to do now. I'd love to be able to disable the whole thing. I have Norton 360 installed (not that it could prevent a major attack) but prefer that to this stupid Windows security. I will not recommend Vista to anyone!
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Using Vista Home and don't get that option listed at all.
When I go to security system and selec third option it does not respond to the change of my command. It leaves number 1 checked. Any help will be appreciated. hagd
How easy was that. But what a lot of rubbish posted elsewhere about editing registry keys and downloading apps to suppress the annoyance. Many thanks
Since I havve SBC they have their own security built in and it is great but somehow this pestering window and sometimes porn pics pop up as well. What should I do to get rid of it? I do not recoginize it in the Add/Delete programs.
Awesome!!! You the man!!
If you aren't seeing the option, go to Control Panel, hit the "Classic View" option, and then enter Security Center from there.
"Change the way security center alerts me" is not there in Security Center regardless if i hit 'classic view' or not. Is there an alternate way to disable security center alerts? I'm using Vista Home Premium on a laptop.
thanks a lot, that fken thing was getting annoying.
Well I actually like the security center, because it will let me know if something has stopped working unnoticed. But is it possible to turn off a specific warning? For instance I've disable UAC, and I get a warning because of that everytime I restart Windows Explorer, and that's getting pretty annoying…
Joe …your solution is: go to start>run> type services.msc; find in the list Security Center service, double click it and if it is disabled put it on manula and start it. After this follow this tutorial and at the end disable the service (security center)
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i hope this helps(it worked for me
What they all mean, is:
When you cannot see "Change the way Security Center alerts me", you probably have shut down Security Center allready. You have to disable the notification service BEFORE you disable SC. So, go back to services and enable SC, then disable the notification through "Change the way Security Center alerts me", and then re-disable SC.
thanks
You're good. Thanks. Now it's possible to stop annoying wscsvc, set it to manual mode and forget about it.
Still no solution to just disabling that particular warning, right?
so simple… i feel ludicrous now…
thanks!