change a setting in IE8
For various reasons we are using W7 but still on IE8. There is an option in IE8 i want to change but i am not able to find out in GPO. The setting is in Internet Explorer > tools > internet...
View ArticleEventID 4907 generated by wbengine.exe
Greetings,All 4907 events comes from a service called wbengine.exe, present in our Active Directory servers. This wbengine.exe service is part of "Active Directory Backup and Restore" solution...
View ArticleDisable IEAK Setting - "Delete existing favorites and links, if present"
Hi! We have had a workstation image (Windows 7 x64) deployed to numerous machines (including my own) with the following IEAK setting enabled:"Delete existing Favorites and Links, if present"The...
View ArticleBlock firefox installation
Hi,How to restrict Firefox installation from Group Policy Management?
View ArticleHow to enable the WMI entry in the firewall configuration using GPO on Win7
How could I enable the "Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" entry in the Windows 7 firewall using a group policy?I'm able to add custom ports and programs for inbound access but it seems not to...
View ArticleNetlogon Access Denied
I have 2012 Essential Server. I found so many articles regarding to this issue, but did not understand any of them.I have 7 users and I want to create automatic mappings when they logon to the...
View ArticleIE Added Primary & Secondary Start Pages - Randon 3rd and 4th tabs popping up
I created a GPO that adds a primary and secondary home page tabs in IE. I am using:User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> RegistryNew Registry Item:Action: UpdateHive:...
View ArticleSoftware Restriction Policy for IE 64 bit
I created a software restriction policy in a GPO that disables access to 64 bit version of IE. I used a path based policy and pointed it to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe. I created...
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Deny 'Apply Group Policy' doesn't work.
Hi guys,I have an OU in which I put a computer account Server100(running on Windows server 2003) and some domain user accounts inside (including domain admins). Now I create a group policy in which a...
View ArticleGRoup Policy -System Services- Path Not Found !?!!
HiiiiI have a Windows server 2008 R2 SP1 Ent But there is no way under the Group PolicyComputer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System ServicesI use gpedit.msc I got this Policy, My...
View ArticlePrinter deployment with GPO not working
I am doing a manual migration from a single label domain to a domain with a proper name. The single label domain is running at a 2008 functional level and the new domain is running at a 2008 R2 level...
View Articlewindows 7 modify explorer taskbar target
Hi all,for users in a particular OU, I'd like to change the target of the taskbar explorer icon so that it shows "computer" instead of "libraries". I found that I could replace the target with...
View ArticleADM templates for office 2003 on Windows server 2012
Hi Guys,i am planing to upgrade from server 2003 to server 2012 but we will still be using office 2003.Can i install office 2003 adm templates on server 2012?Many thanks for your helpTheo
View ArticleGroup Policy for Win 7 clients on SBS 08 domain
I am using SBS 2008 Server. I recently added a client machine running windows 7 to the domain.The Windows 7 client does not recieve group policy from the SBS 2008 server.I checked the group policy on...
View ArticleMake new local admin user account a member for the default administrator's group
Hello,I have followed the steps in the link below to create a GPO with a new local admin user account and have disabled the built-in admin account. I need to be able to make the new local admin user...
View ArticleGroup Policy to deny access to old software version
We frequently update a software application and the old version sometimes causes issues. I am trying to create a group policy that will block old software versions and am looking at the best way to...
View ArticleAudit all printers deployed via GPO
I am in the process of cleaning up our old print servers and have run across several issues with multiple objects referencing the same IP. I want to clean up these objects and combine them in to one....
View ArticleMSI Instal on Windows 7 fails on 2008 R2 DC works on 2008 DC with no issues
I search the FAQ's and didn't find a straight answer. I have a GPO policy to install an MSI file. If I attach the Windows 7 to a 2008 DC the program installs with no issues and works fine. However,...
View ArticleAllow Domain Users to Change Their Time On Workstation
Is there a way to allow authenticated users on the domain to change their time on their workstations? Ive added Domain Users, Domain Computers and Users to the Computer Configuration/Policies/Windows...
View ArticleDrive Map GPO and Item-Level targeting using DNS Computer Name not working as...
I've run into a snag trying to move from logon script based drive mappings, to a GPO based Drive map solution and I'm hoping somebody can shed some light on the problem that I am seeing. We started...
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