Printer policy applied after 2nd logon
Hi,We have a User group policy which map printers for our users. This is done at "User configuration -> Preferences -> Control Panel Settings -> Printers" and not done by so called printer...
View ArticleGPO fail to apply Gpresult shows: Not Applied (Empty) altough they are not empty
Hello,I've created a GPO to push printer to computers and change user registry settings to set the defaut printer.In one room it works fine and the polciy applies.In another room it is not applied and...
View Article2 GPOs are not getting applied
We have this strange issue where 2 GPOs are not getting applied:The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out -------------------------------------------------------------------...
View ArticleEventID 4625 cant identifiy process/service that generate such event
I have a server with a local administrator (is not part of the domain). Each second, our Active Directory register 8-10 failed login attempts with that user. Obviously the event generated is correct...
View ArticleDelete shortcut
I need to delete a shortcut that is located in folder under the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ location using Group policies. Can't seem to get anything to work.I'm going to user...
View Article2012 Server not accepting old GPO
We have just installed five new 2012 servers but our GPO's are not being applied. Primarily our group and department drive GPO's do not actually map any drives. This functions fine on our Server 2008...
View ArticleAllow Remote Assistance Connections - Group Policy
Recently I promoted two servers to be domain controllers in branch offices. Everything was going fine on them initially but shortly after I promoted the second one, some group policy locked out the...
View ArticleNew Server 2012 R2 Getting AD / SYSVOL Mismatch
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 ArticleHow to use GroupPolicy SDK to configure the software installation?
Hello,I find that GroupPolicyObject::Save() can take a pair of GUIDs for the extension. Now I need to configure the software installation in the group policy to deploy my own msi.The pair of GUIDs may...
View ArticleApplication Updates
Hey,Is there a way, in this day and age, of giving non-admin users rights to install software updates.We have a particular application where Auto-Update cannot be turned off, and we're forever getting...
View ArticleBest steps to repopulate the central store in our domain.
Our domain has 2008 R2 & 2003 DC's on our network, group policy central store is configured. We're still using FRS for replication. We need to update our central store with the latest ADMX files...
View ArticleOffice 2010 Administrative Templates - Missing Policies
I have an Office 2010 GPO that needs to enable a policy called "Disable username and password" located at:Computer Configuration --> Admistrative Templates --> Microsoft Office 2010 (Machine)...
View ArticleSetting a Quota in a client shared folder
Hi,My domain consist of 230 client desktops, each one has a shared temp folder which is mapped locally. The user of each folder is set to "Everyone" with a full restriction, this is a requirement for...
View ArticleMSI not installing on some machines - run Group Policy Results - You do not...
Hi,Very strange one here! I am having issues with installing an msi on some machines as part of a test. It works fine on some machines, but other machines it does not. Checked event viewer Error 1720 "...
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Remove IE from taskbar and start menu GPO
Hello,I configured a GPO on a Windows server and it's working fine. But on the GPO I cant seem to have the IE icon removed\hidden from the taskbar and the startmenu. I enabled the GPO to "Remove pinned...
View Articledisable iphone and android phones from copying data form corporate 2008 r2...
Hi, I was unable to disallow the usb connection of iPhone and android devices. I want it to allow charging but not file access.I've tired to create a gpo that disables all read and writes but it fails...
View ArticleRunning cleanmgr through group policy preference
Hi,I'm trying to run cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1 through group policy prefence (computer) but when I verify it on a local and try to run it it gives me could not start.The sagerun:1 stateflag0001 are...
View ArticleUSB is disabled from GPO but in few machine USB is still enabled
Hi,There are few machine on which USB is disabled by group policy but still if i plug in a USB pen drive then its gets connected and gets displayed on desktop. Many times i have updated the the gpo on...
View ArticleWindows 7 SP1 - Event 7011 - Timeout gpsvc service - welcome screen randomly...
We rolled out Windows 7 x32 to 1200+ computers and are having random issues with extremely long login times. Most of the time users can log into the network without issues but I typically have several...
View ArticleCertificateServicesClient-CredentialRoaming Errors
Hi Guys,I have Credential Roaming enabled so that users Certs automatically follow them between sessions. Unfortunately this is not the case. Credential Roaming does not work. When I login to a client...
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