Default printer resetting after reboot in Windows 7 x64
I'm managing a domain with roughly 450 clients, all running Windows 7 Ent x64, and about 50 printers. All clients have the same desktop image with the exception of a few desktops need special...
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Hi,I'm currently testing a group policy that has security filtering to deny AGP on a particular group. I've added a user to that group however, when running gpresult, the group is not listed on the...
View ArticleAdd Password in IE using GPO
Hello thereWe're using a service hosted by another company via https.I'd like to send to users the credentials to access this website via GPO, like if they set it and use "remember password" (the...
View Article2008R2 IE 11 Group Policy Preference Proxy Configuration Issues
I've been mulling this problem over for a while and I finally have to accept I can't use IE Maintenance anymore for managing proxy settings. I've been reading up on how to make Server 2008 R2 work...
View ArticleTurn off Auto Detect Settings in IE using GPO
As a follow-up on some kind of bug in sharepoint ( http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepointgeneral/thread/f3dbe651-be99-491b-8c6c-fc4792ae0b22 ) I need to turn off Auto detect settings...
View ArticleWindows 8 and IE10 not accepting Proxy Settings via Group Policy
We have recently introduced a couple of Windows 8 computers in our network, and we are having issues applying the Internet Explorer Proxy Server settings.We use a Microsoft TMG 2010 server as our proxy...
View ArticleGPP Shortcuts using Mapped Drive Paths
I have been using Group Policy Preferences to map drives to a network share. I then have a number of shorcuts created to items on that network share using the fixed drive letter.So for example...
View ArticleApp Data Folder Redirection Not working
Hi, I'm trying to redirect the appdata folder for users due to a performance impact on network file shares. Currently we have AppData redirected to:\\filerserver\Redirect$\%username%\ I've modified the...
View ArticleCertificate enrollment web servce GPO enablement failure
2012 Std R2Added certificate authority role with web services configuring via library hh831625I have verified that IIS has the default site ADPolicyProvider_CEP_Kerbos and I copied the URI <a...
View ArticleStick DNS Setting by GPO
Hi,i want to restrict users connecting to direct (DSL / Free) internet by their Laptops via LAN or Wireless.we have to enabled the DHCP on all Laptops by company policy.i think by sticking DNS setting...
View ArticleIE 10 GPO Template
Hello all, As I understand it, the Internet Explorer Maintenance Package with IE 10 is being discontinued. The issue I am running into is I downloaded the ADM in order to load the latest IE group...
View ArticleRemoving mapped drives created by GPP when a user is removed from a security...
I created a GPP to map a drive targeted to a specific group. I add my test user to the group and log him in and the drive map appears. However, when I remove him from the group, the drive map remains...
View ArticleGPO to install software Windows Installer Package how does it know the...
Hello,I have an exe that installed Sophos. I will need to convert this to a .msi a Windows installler package.If I use the software installation in GPO. Is there a way to have the software installed...
View ArticleGPO to disable hibernation on Windows 7 not working
We have set a power plan for Windows 7 with sleep and hibernate after set to "0."This works to the extent that the machines stay running online all day and never sleep or hibernate...
View ArticleBlocking USB through GPO & excluding certain users
Hi,I am looking for blocking USB devices in our Win 2008R2 SP1 server. I am already aware about GPO policy "\User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Removable Storage Access" &...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Users able to install Windows Store Apps
Hello,I have a Group Policy object configured to only allow certain apps from the Windows store. But, I have just discovered today that users are able to install any app on their workstations.I have...
View ArticleADMX: Create DWORD value from Listbox Element
Hi,I'm trying to create a SNMP ADMX (based of the MS-provided one) to provide me with the ability to distribute read-write communities (the MS-bundled ADMX won't do this). All looks great, except the...
View Articlepassword must meet complexity requirements disabled
I've seen this post, when end users try to change there p/w they continue to get not meeting complexity error, I dont think its because must meet complexity is enabled, I think its because the minimum...
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[Forum FAQ] Troubleshooting IPSec policy related Event ID 1091 and Event ID 1085
This article describes two possible causes of IPSec policy related event 1091 and event 1085 being generated intermittently in Event Viewer. The descriptions of IPSec policy related event 1091 and...
View ArticleAutomatic Login to a Intranet Site
Dear All,I have been given a task by Management to write a GPO in such a way that the user have login to the url without giving the username and passwordI have checked with various parameters but not...
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