How to add a PowerShell / Batch script without using GPEDIT ?
Hi,would like to add some powershell / batch script to be run at logoff / shutdown events of Windows 7 without using using gpedit.msc.I very well know that, this can be easily achieved using gpeditor....
View ArticleIE9 -> IE10 Inetres.* update ?
Hi,I want to start testing IE10 in our "environment" (win7pro / server2008 r2) (Today we are using IE9.)But i want to have GPO templates for controlling IE10 in place first.Will it work to just...
View ArticleWMI filter to NOT apply gpo if comp/user is member og group
Hi all,Hope someone can help me out solve this puzzle.I need to filter some GPO's so that they do not apply to users or computers that are a member of a security Group.I've search the forums and tried...
View ArticleGPO : Assigning Rights : Non Admin
Hi All,Im strugling abit here.Servers: 2003 and 2008Forest Funtional level: Windows 2003Domain Functional level: Windows 2003Scenario: I want to give a user the abilty to use Group Policy Management...
View ArticleHome Page GPO keeps resetting
I'm working on a new AD deployment for my organization and I'm trying to reset my browser's home page by GPO to my company's website. On working with a consultant I've set the "Important URL's" GPO...
View ArticleDisable Active Desktop group policy missing
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811634.aspxReferring the the above link I opened a GPO I have applied to an OU and attempted to locate this policy, but it is not there.Why is this policy...
View ArticleConverting EXE to MSI for Deployment
Hello,I was wondering if anybody could recommend a free solution to convert EXE installers to MSIs for Deployment. There are some I've found, however the straight conversion hardly ever works, and I've...
View ArticleWindows 8 - Preferences
I am trying to add a Shutdown shortcut as described here:http://skatterbrainz.blogspot.com/2012/11/deploy-windows-8-start-tiles-using.htmlIt creates the shortcut but it isn't being displayed on the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 AllUsers Desktop shortcut
I'm trying to create an AllUsers Desktop shortcut on a Windows Server 2008 box. I'm logged in as an Administrator and I've even tried running Explorer with the Run as Administrator option. When I...
View ArticleMoving individual Redirected Folders to a different server
Hi All,I have a situation where we have some users on VPN almost exclusively. Since the concentrator is geographically quite far from the users' home server those users have been having severe...
View ArticleGPP item-level targeting filter not working as expected
I am trying to set the Internet Explorer homepage via user Group Policy Preferences (GPP) registry setting for a very specific group of users. I am using item-level targeting to accomplish this but am...
View Articleoffline files, multiple users
i read somewhere that the following is the expected behavior and there is no fix for it.scenario: 1. i redirect My Documents to \\server\share\%user% for all users. 2. i turn on offline files for...
View ArticleGP Preference - Map Drive - Change location
Hi,I'm looking into modifying the Location (path) of some mapped drives. The drives are being mapped using Group Policy Preferences. The Action setting on each of the drive mappings is set to...
View ArticleGroup policy computer settings not being applied on Windows XP sp3 workstations
New Windows 2008-R2 Domain with default settings (so far).New GPO with firewall settings is NOT being applied on XP workstations. (This is a pristine Domain except for this addition; there are no...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Internet Settings & Internet Explorer Maintenance...
2008R2 DCs @ 2003 functional level.I have a web-based application published via Citrix which requires that I set the following setting for all users:Under 'Internet Options' --> 'Browsing history'...
View ArticleGPO - Group Policy Object acknowledgement
Is there any way to get Automatically Acknowledgment on My Domain Controller, as soon as Group Policy Object example: ABC is applied to Domain PC.Server OS - Window Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (...
View ArticleOffice 2013 admx templates override all Admin Templates
I have 6 Server 2008 DC's and when I copy the Office 2013 admx and adml files to \\<DOMAIN>\sysvol\<DOMAIN>\Policies\PolicyDefinitions it removes the ability to adjust any other settings...
View ArticleGroup Policy Update Confirmation
Hi All,Server OS - Window Server 2008 R2 Standard ( Domain Controller ) Client OS - Window XP & Window 7 ( Desktop & Laptop ) I have implemented some Group Policy including Group Policy...
View ArticleApply GPO to specific users on specific computers
I'm trying to apply a GPO to specific computers but only to specific users who access these computers.I've enabled loopback processing in this GPO and linked it to an OU that contains the specific...
View ArticleProblem on applying a GPO to Windows 7 PC using Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi All,I am doing a GPO testing for Windows 7 with Windows Server 2008 R2. I would like to disable the Windows firewall on all client's PC using below GPO:Computer Configuration > Policies >...
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