Applying Proxy group policy only for particular user groups
Hello,I was trying to apply "proxy setting" (User Configuration - Policy - Windows Settings - Internet Explorer Maintenance - Connection) only to particular groups (Let's say "Proxy Group", adding some...
View ArticleFolder Redirection & Recycle Bin (add recycle bin location)
I'm trying to add a custom Recycle Bin location, but have been unsuccessful so far. We have folder redirection enabled where “Documents” refers to: \\somefileserver\user1 but we also map it as their...
View ArticleGrant users access to manage DNS zones and Group Policy Objects within a...
We recently joined the forest of our headquarters, which is 6 hours ahead of my office.We lost all access to manage our own DNS and Group Policy Objects and HQ is not sure how to resolve this at the...
View ArticleHow do I edit new DC "Allow Log on Locally" policy setting without having to...
Hi,I am currently self-studying for the 70-640, and have not sat MS exams before, although I have basic experience. One of the practise tests in an early chapter asks me to log on to my newly created...
View Articlegpresult shows xp client getting GP updates from wrong server in migration
I am migrating from SBS 2003 to WS2012Essentials. 5 clients are Win 7 and migrated ok. the 2 clients are XP SP3 and show getting gp updates from the sbs2003 server instead of the new WS2012E server....
View Articlewindows 2008 r2 - mapped drives via gpo
Hello,I have mapped drives via gpo. All seems well, however, when I add a new laptop (or any machine), it pulls old mapped drive references. I am not sure where this is coming from. I think it is a...
View ArticleGPO for Windows 7 shared desktop
We currently have a GPO which redirects users in specified groups to a share on the network that contains shortcuts (icons) on their desktops. Since we upgraded to Windows 7 the GPO no longer works. I...
View ArticleShutdown scripts not running
I made an OU called test under domain comptuers and moved my computer there. I mapped a gp policy called testShutdownScript to the OU and editted it so that it applied to domain computers. I went under...
View ArticleGpupdate /force command takes long time to update policy from windows server...
Error message:User policy update has not completed in the expected time.
View ArticlePrinter GPO Control Panel Preferences VS Printer Server Deployment printers...
Hello,We just added 5 new printers to our network. I had all the old printers mapped through User GPO's using preference with update and item-level targeting. After adding the new printers Cannon 5420s...
View ArticleError when adding shared printer to GPP
I'm creating a new GPP for shared printers. This is on Server 2012 I've done this several times before and have never run into this problem. I added 2 printers with no problem but when I try to add the...
View ArticleRemove/Disable Group Policy Settings on Windows 2012 Server
When I run the command -> winrm e winrm/config/listener on my remote machine I get the output as:Listener [Source="GPO"]Address = *Transport = HTTPPort = 5985HostnameEnabled = trueURLPrefix =...
View ArticleGroup Policy Password Policy
I want to enable the password must meet complexity requirements, but I want to make sure it will only affect users that passwords are changing the password, and not going to force users to change their...
View ArticleI configured a GPO policy now i want to modify or delete it via gpt.ini file,...
I try delete a GPO policy that I configured via a gpt.ini file however how do I know which gpt.ini files is the right one?
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 ArticleCitrix XenApp server hangs while loading GPO's
Hi Team,One of my Citrix XenApp server hangs while loading GPO's. We have this issue occurring atleast 14 times in almost last 3 months. We try to find out event logs in Citrix server but we are not...
View Article4609 / EVENTSYSTEM
Hello all,Just took over maintaining our server infrastructure and now left with an immense amount of clean up. I have a 2003 Native Domain with 3 2003 server and one 2008 standard server as the...
View ArticleGroup Policy to disconnect the old SSID and connect to new SSID
HiWe recenlty setup 802.x wireless setup and create a new ssid, our windows user are still connected to old ssid, we want to force the setting to connect to new ssid, is it possible to connect the...
View ArticleLogon script for cheking the GPO status
Hi Techies,I have two group policy for Corporate wall paper in my org.. One for user configuration and another one for computer configuration .i wanna a scirpt to skip the GPO if already applied in...
View Articleservice needs full control of...
<p>Greetings - </p><p>My MS WIN 2008 Server machines are all hardened for security purposes. However, i'm trying to impliment a softening GPO due to some application requirements....
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