Set User Account Picture Based on [UserName].jpg
Is it possible to set each user account picture based on his/her User Name? I've used AdExt and uploaded picture fir thumbnail and photo but it isn't showing in the Workstation (Windows 8).Thanks in...
View Articlesanity check needed
Hello,My day to day tasks have not been group policy related for several years now.. but I'm fairly certain that any setting set via a group policy should also be seen as set that way when viewed via...
View ArticleGPO for windows update
Active Directory server 2003 AD Functional level- 2003Running GP management from WIN 7 workstation (RSAT) I want my users/computers to...
View Articleold MSI packages under ADSI Edit: System/Policies
I recently discovered in my AD domain data, when viewed with ADSIEdit, that the CN=System/Policies section contains GPOs that have software assignments in them, but many of the packages listed in the...
View ArticleHow do I add trusted sites to my Internet Explorer on an RDP server?
I have a two server domain. Our primary AD server and a Remote Desktop Services Server. I have about 12 users logging into the RDP server and it was necessary to tweak some standard settings for...
View Articlecomputer side msi deployment not apply user side config does.
working on deploying some software for clients. gpresult server side shows the msi applied but it indeed has not applied. no software was installed on any of the machines. when i check the client side...
View ArticleHow do I set the order of execution of GPO?
I created GPO to deploy printers and also set a logon script to set default printer! As user first logon to the PC, it will have an error message saying that the printer is not connect to the network,...
View ArticleGPO Preferences - Drive Maps - proper way to 'override' or remove using...
Hello,There are some Drive Maps GPO preferences set on an OU containing user accounts. I have one particular server for which I'm using loopback processing in 'replace' mode to override the normal...
View ArticleExtremely Slow Windows 7 logon on a Windows server 2012 Domain
Hello,I have a big problem with GP I currently have a brand new domain with about 50 windows 7 and about 50 windows 8 computers all of the windows 7 computers are taking about 30 min to logon and...
View ArticleWindows 2008R2 GPO how to disable cleartype
helloI want to disable cleartype with a GPO from windows 2008R2.I have found this "http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaie/thread/80750096-5502-49c8-ab64-5e916eb71138/" but the...
View ArticleGPO Fail When Using Secondary DNS
BackgroundCurrently we have 3 DNS servers in use: 1) Windows Server 2008 DNS (installed 2012) 2) Windows Server 2012 DNS (installed 2013)The two windows server DNS's are also used as Domain Controllers...
View ArticleCreate a Folder and set NTFS permissions via gpo?
is it possible to do this either as a GPP or will it have to be scripted? Thanks
View Articlecouple questions regarding loopback processing
Hello,I've reviewed these: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2013/02/08/circle-back-to-loopback.aspx http://kudratsapaev.blogspot.com/2009/07/loopback-processing-of-group-policy.htmlI need a few...
View ArticleGroup Policy Folder Redirection to SkyDrive Pro
I would like to know, if it is possible, to use Group Policy, Folder Redirection, to redirect my users Home Drive, to their Office 365 SkyDrive Pro, in the cloud. Currently all users home drives are...
View ArticleHelp with strange group policy behavior
I manage a network that is Windows 7 Ent clients and Server 2003 R2 Ent DCI wanted to experiment with setting GP - Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Windows Logon...
View ArticleAdministratively assign offline files (Computer Policy) depth
Dear folks,I am trying to administratively assign an offline folder in a computer GPO. So far so good, everything works. However, I would like to somehow specify that only the folder root is cached,...
View ArticlePassword policy
Hi All,I am facing an odd issue, under GPO, password policy, all policies were not defined.but somehow some users got prompted "your password will expire in ..." not all users, and randomly. I checked...
View ArticleFiles go offline even though servers are not, and still accessible via mapped...
I keep randomly having users get the grayed out with x over them icons on files they were trying to open, which were in a folder with files that she could open. could \\ to the path and the files...
View ArticleCustom Template Errors
Hello All, I am attempting to apply to ADMX and ADML templates to my central store. However when I opent the gpedit.msc snap-in I get the followng errors;Encountered an error while...
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...
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