This property indicates if the server instance should start automatically when the service is started.
This property is reset automatically when a server instance is stopped or restarted, to maintain state across service restarts. For example, if a server is stopped, the value of this property is set to FALSE so that if the service is stopped and restarted, the server will remain stopped. Likewise, if a server is started, this property is set to TRUE, allowing the server to remain running whenever the service is running.
| Data type | Boolean |
| Default value | TRUE |
| Inheritance | Inheritable |
This property is accessible at the following locations:
| Metabase Path | Key Type |
| /LM/MSFTPSVC | IIsFtpService |
| /LM/MSFTPSVC/N | IIsFtpServer |
| /LM/W3SVC | IIsWebService |
| /LM/W3SVC/N | IIsWebServer |
The following table lists additional information required only for code that uses the IIS Admin Base Object.
| Metabase identifier | MD_SERVER_AUTOSTART |
| Data type | DWORD_METADATA |
| User type | IIS_MD_UT_SERVER |