Specify the Server Announcement Frequency for Windows NT / 2000 / XP

Specify the Server Announcement Frequency (Windows NT/2000/XP)

Specifies how often a non-hidden server announces itself to the network. More frequent announcements keep client server tables more up to date, but may increase network overhead and processing on client computers, because the clients must process every announcement.



Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "Announce" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.



Registry Settings

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\

Parameters]

Value Name: Announce

Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)

Value Data: 1 to 65535 seconds (Default is 240)



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