Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Server Manager Description
This policy setting allows you to set the refresh interval for Server Manager. Each refresh provides Server Manager with updated information about which roles and features are installed on servers that you are managing by using Server Manager. Server Manager also monitors the status of roles and features installed on managed servers. If you enable this policy setting, Server Manager uses the refresh interval specified in the policy setting instead of the “Configure Refresh Interval” setting (in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2), or the “Refresh the data shown in Server Manager every [x] [minutes/hours/days]” setting (in Windows Server 2012) that is configured in the Server Manager console. If you disable this policy setting, Server Manager does not refresh automatically. If you do not configure this policy setting, Server Manager uses the refresh interval settings that are specified in the Server Manager console. Note: The default refresh interval for Server Manager is two minutes in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or 10 minutes in Windows Server 2012.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager Value name: RefreshIntervalEnabled
Enabled: RefreshIntervalEnabled = 1
Disabled: RefreshIntervalEnabled = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ServerManager/ServerManagerAutoRefreshRate Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager]
"RefreshIntervalEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RefreshInterval"=dword:00000002More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshIntervalEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshInterval' -Value 2 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ServerManager/ServerManagerAutoRefreshRate
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="RefreshRate" value="2"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager' -Name 'RefreshIntervalEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager' -Name 'RefreshInterval' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshIntervalEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshInterval' -Value 2 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager' -Name 'RefreshIntervalEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager' -Name 'RefreshInterval' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Server\ServerManager'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshIntervalEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RefreshInterval' -Value 2 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.