Preventing registry changes in internet explorer
Hi,We've had some users struggling with internet explorer and restrictions. Basicly HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions have many entries which prevents the...
View ArticleGPO Internet Explorer Maintenance missing in WS 2008 R2
Hi allsuddenly I missed the Internet Explorer Maintenance in WS 2008 R2, when I show the settings tab on the GPO it self its showing properly, but I cant find it when I try to edit.any assistance on...
View ArticleCan group members be chosen ONLY by group manager?
Hi, I want to give permissions to the folders by means of Groups. But I want - "administrator" not to be able to choose group members, - I want only "group manager" to be able to choose group members....
View ArticleGroup Policy: Can I design a policy where the screen saver comes on @ 5mins...
I am trying to design a group policy to adhere to new HIPAA regulations and I have ran into a roadblock. It seems that I can make the screensaver itself do what I need, however I need them to both act...
View ArticleGroup Policy Results - Event 7016 Error
Hi-I'm not sure if this is important or not, but I recently ran a Group Policy RSOP and received the following error:Event ID 7016Event Description: Completed Internet Explorer Branding Extension...
View Articlegroup policy fails to apply to 25% of computers
group policy not applying consistently across a group of computer with the same image and in the same office. -we are a library of around 500 or so staff computers and utilize group policy to push out...
View ArticleWindows Server Managment (Mapping drives, remote desktop and shutdown)
I am new to the Windows Server Administrator world, and am indeed inexperienced. Everything I have learned I learned using Google, and it has worked out for me so far, until one day something went...
View ArticleWay to set homepage by computer not user?
Is there a way to change the homepage of specific computers, not just for specific users? We have several libraries in our district, and each one has their own website, that the librarians want as the...
View ArticleCreating a OU for GPO testing
Greetings,Im sure this has been asked a million times but I am having difficulty making this workI inherited a 2008 R2 domain controller to admin.I created an OU called test group and added a test win7...
View ArticleUnknown Software Restriction Policy blocking Exchange Console
We are unable to launch the Exchange Management Shell for Exchange 2010 on Server 2008 R2 and the Exchange Management Console does not function because if depends on the Exchange Management Shell. When...
View ArticleGroup Policy - Shorcut on users desktop
My shortcuts only work when a user signs into a new computer. If I sign into my everyday laptop connected to the domain I don't get the shortcut on my machine. However if I sign into a new machine I...
View Articleclient computers wont refresh or take group policy changes
ok so i have discovered that 2 client computers wont refrsh or connect to the group policy, though when looking in the event logs nothing shows up, now how ive figured this out is i have a few sowtware...
View ArticleWindows 8 cannnot create default domain policy on domain controller
the user managed domain policy at XP workstation beforenow the workstation was changed to Win8in mmc, when browse to domain controller, say no rightsin the textbox of mmc, it seems open the local...
View ArticleWindows Update GPO is to download but don't install, but two servers...
Two nights ago one of our Windows 2003 servers downloaded the latest patches, installed them, and restarted even though the group policy was to only download the patches.Last night a Windows 2008...
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IE8 - Disable "Manage Add-On" pop-up at first launch for new users
Hello Technet!I'm here because of a anoying problem with IE8 Manage Add-On pop-up at first login of new users. Here is what I want to disable :I've already tried to create a GPO, with the following...
View ArticleWindows 7 Start Menu Redirection is Empty
Hi Everyone - we are a secondary school in the UK and I am still not having success with Windows 7 Start Menu Redirection ! on Windows 7 Professional clients. We run Windows 2008 r2 Servers abeilt...
View ArticleGroup Policy applying, but not applying
I'm trying to enable auditing on our domain controllers via GP. When I run gpresult /r on the DCs, it shows the policy is hitting the machine and the GPO that contains the audit settings shows it was...
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 ArticleGPO OR AD FOR BULK ADDING CORPORATE BUSINESS ADDRESS
Greetings all,I am looking to bulk add to everyons AD account our business address, suite,state and zip code. I know tier is a way i jsut cant seem to find or remember how to do it. can someone point...
View ArticleHow to control IE10's "Compatibility View settings" via Group Policy
First of all thanks for taking the time to read this. I must let you know that I have limited experience with Group Policy so here it goes...Domain Controllers are 2008 R2 Datacenter and client...
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