restrict users from installing programs
I have created a new OU and I wanted to restrict some users from installing programs off the internet. Any ideas on how to get this done?
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I just loaded up a fresh copy of Server 2012 R2 in VMWare and made it a Domain Controller. To get a feeling of it before I deploy it.All the Windows updates have been done.Ran the Group Policy Results...
View ArticleDisabling start menu Items via group policy
Hi All,We want to disable following items from appearing under start menu for all users. We only want log off to appear under start menu. Can you please confirm GPO\GPP settings which can be configured...
View ArticleToo long to open My Computer folder
From what I understand this folder, C:\Program Files\C:\Program Files, should not exist on my Pavillion. Yet it's there. It looks to me like C was moved into a folder inside itself with the same title....
View ArticleProgramatically query / set local group policy settings
HiI want to programatically (script / command line) access (get value, set value and enable/disable) some settings that are contained within a Windows 7 local group policy.I can access and modify these...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 and MessageLogonText
Having installed Windows 8.1 Enterprise to trial in our environment there is an issue which stands out straight away.When using the Group Policy 'MessageLogonText:' option, the message text is...
View ArticleHow apply two diff GPO on single OU
Guys,Advice me in the below scenario,I need to apply two group policy on one OU , is this possible..?Ranjithranjith
View ArticleConfigurin network sharings
I have Windows Server 2012 as DC and something about 30 worsktations that is part of domain. Is it possible to replace all network shares on worsktations (force hide al items in network neighborhood...
View ArticleLocally Disable all Domain GPOs
I have an urgent need to locally disable all GPOs from being pushed to a group of about 400 PCs and Servers.Background:I am in a rather large medical facility. IT manages daily work PCs (email, office,...
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Disable Access to Windows Explorer or at least to the "network" list in it
Hi,I recently got a job: A library (with books and stuff, not a dll) wants a special user which library visitors (aka anybody) can use for two and only these two things:Access to a library...
View ArticleMultiple Home Page settings not working in Server 2008 R2
I have Windows Server 2008 R2 as a DC & ADC is same 2008 R2 server both with SP1 with IE 11 installed other Group policies are there & running well.I had setup two home pages but on user...
View ArticleIE10 ADMX
Hi All,I am deploying IE10 to my multi domain environment. . My domain controllers are 2008 r2. All clients are windows 7 Ent with SP1 with IE 9 (they have GPO settings applied to them for IE)I would...
View ArticleChanging My documents, Pictures and music folder locations.
I know you can use folder redirection GPO to redirect users My documents ect... to a network share but I am tasked with redirecting them to a local partition on the system "D:\Data". So that I have...
View ArticleGPO Preference "Folder Options" issues
I have created folder options under "User configuration\Preferences\control panel settings\Folder options" for showing hidden files and folders by choosing "Folder Options "At least Windows Vista"...
View ArticleTCP/IP Printer installs - How do I get the proper driver settings?
I saw an older thread relating to this but I thought I would start a new one to revisit this thought. I want to deploy my printers as TCP/IP and not rely on a shared print server. This is in case the...
View ArticleWindows failed to apply IP Security settings
Hi,Our server/client environment is a mix of Windows Server 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and Windows 7. We have nothing below Windows Server 2008. Both the forest and domain functional levels are at Windows...
View ArticleExtremely Slow Login on Windows 7 when using Group Policy Preferences to Map...
Hi all,We have got a big problem using GPP to deploy 2 Network Shared Printers to well over 400 Windows 7 Clients.When we had Windows XP, we used to use a VBS script to map the printers, and it was...
View ArticleNew users not able to connect to mapped drive (Errors 8007052E + 80070056)
I have been creating users on my domain for several years now and was able to map a network drive just fine, until a month ago. I created a user using the same method I have done for 3 years, assigned...
View ArticleLocation of ADMX Files
Hi I put some default ADMX files in the Sysvol\Domain\Policies, and after restarting the GPME I see those templates in the editor . . I did the same for the Office 2010 ADMX files, but after restarting...
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GPO Tuning
Hi guys,im working in a very "old" active directory infrastructure and one problem is the very long time which the user needs to sign-in.To find a solution i can look at a loot of places, i wanted to...
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