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Registry Settings for the Browsing Service


 HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\

MaintainServerList REG_SZ

Range: Yes, No, and Auto
Default: Auto
If this value is No, this server is not a browser.

If this value is Yes, this server becomes a browser. It attempts to contact the master browser to get a current browse list. If it cannot find the master browser, it forces an election and is, of course, a candidate to become the master. In addition, setting MaintainServerList to Yes causes an election to be generated when the browser starts.

If the value is Auto, this server becomes a browser if the master browser for the domain considers it appropriate for the server to be a browser.

IsDomainMaster REG_SZ

Range: True and False
Default: False
This parameter gives the server an advantage during the election of a master browser in the domain. The PDC has this value set to True. For WAN environments, this specifies a workstation within a workgroup, which, as a potential browser, should be included in the global Lmhosts file. This helps with WAN browsing. It has two values:

Setting this parameter to True forces the elevation of a workstation’s priority for the browser.
Setting this parameter to False has no effect