How to temporarily disable logons/connections

This article was previously published under Q143137

When you troubleshoot a Windows NT Server, you may need to consider the following:

• Do not allow users to log on
• Allow existing network connections to remain active

To disable user logon and remove all existing network connections, stop the Server service.

To disable user logon and allow existing network connections to remain active, pause the Server service.

To start, pause or stop the Server service, run Control Panel Services in Windows NT Server.