Local Group Policy
Hi,We have an issue with our laptops where we occasionally get "No Login Servers Available" when trying to login. We have managed to find out that this is because the laptops are losing the wireless...
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We are applying some registry keys into HKCU when users log in if they are a member of a certain AD group, this works fine. If we remove the user from the AD group the keys are still in their profile...
View ArticleWindows could not apply the registry-based policy settings for the Group...
Dear All,i am facing issue while running Gpupdate /force in client machine as well as in DC "The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not apply the registry-based policy settings for the...
View ArticleMSI Package Software Installations and uninstallations by group policy and sccm
Hi, I have a domain comprising approx. 30 ADCs, 5000 clients and 50 OUs. Our developers have created a c# Program for fetching some information from client machines and displaying them on...
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 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 ArticleGroup Policy Startup Script
Hi,We have a requirement to delete some of the files from all the desktops in Domain. We have already created a script to achieve the same. But when we are applying the same as startup script for the...
View ArticleManually edit the GptTmpl.inf File - Settings not visible in GPMC Settings...
Hi!I want to modify the GptTmpl.inf File (\[DOMAIN]\SYSVOL\[DOMAIN]\Policies\{[GUID]}\Machine\Microsoft\Windows NT\SecEdit\GptTmpl.inf) in Powershell so I automatically can insert restricted Groups in...
View ArticleWMI filter causing slow boot up
Hi there,We currently store Windows XP and Windows 7 desktops in one single OU and we have multiple GPOs setup specifically for Windows 7 and those GPOs are applied to Windows 7 machines only using WMI...
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 ArticleWindows 8, set default application for example adobe reader, customize the...
I have two questions, Im going to deploy Windows 8 to our company, but have 2 big issues.1) I need to customize the start screen, but cant find anywhere in the gpo´s? How can I do this without...
View ArticleChange to GPO broke file explorer
I am at the tail end of configuring my GPO and recently made a change to the Explorer.exe shortcut I was pushing to the PC. After I changed it, I didn't like the results so I changed it back to default...
View ArticleDeploying batch via Group Policy to RunOnce per user per machine
Hello,What I have: A script that installs network printers with regard to group membership of the current user.The Problem: Some employees work on many different workstations. Everytime they access a...
View ArticleInstallation rights to non-admin domain users
I am looking for a GPO which will allow non-admin domain users to install specific software updates...mainly Anti-virus, adobe or java updates.Please suggest!!
View Articlecontrolling 3d flying object screen saver through group policy
Hi I would like to apply 3D flying object screen saver which should show orgnization logo as a flying object.Before capturing Image i had configured it correctly to run it with orgnization logo as a...
View ArticleStart Menu
Is there a way to make that START MENU to use small icons ? I tested this <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Registry clsid="{9CD4B2F4-923D-47f5-A062-E897DD1DAD50}"...
View ArticleApply Registry Keys through GPO Preferences
We are applying some registry keys into HKCU when users log in if they are a member of a certain AD group, this works fine. If we remove the user from the AD group the keys are still in their profile...
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 ArticleIE security trusted site zone settings reset after password change
Hi, i have problem when domain user change password then Internet Explorer security settings-> trusted sites zone settings reset to default. How to disable reseting this settings?
View ArticleHow to block android mobile access using GPO in domain server 2008?
Now i have blocked PEN DRIVES and CD writers using HARDWARE ID in GPO successfully.But now the technology has changed, all users are using SMART PHONES (android phones) which are not getting blocked...
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