Don't have proper privilege to change the date and time. Group Policy does...
Hello All,I have configure group policy to change date and time only administrator. The problem is Windows XP machine cannot view the calendar but windows 7 can. So i need to view the calender for...
View ArticleRestore Default Domain Controllers Policy in its original state
Hello,Our domain has 2003 DCs. For some reason, someone has unlinked Default Domain Controllers Policy from Domain Controllers OU and also modified it extensively.Domain Controllers OU has a GPO with...
View ArticleGPO Windows server 2003
Hi All,We would like to achieve the following by GPOWe could not send Control Alt Del to Windows 7 when we use VNC to remote desktop.We found a solution as per...
View ArticleDomain Controllers do not sync Policies
Hi!I have 2 domain controllers: DC1 and DC2, both Win 2012 Standard.Problem is that the policies are not to replicated. GPMC says that "1 Domain controller(s) with replication in progress" and "0...
View ArticleGroupPolicy - error id 1058
Hi,I have 02 domain controllers Windows Server 2012 and another third domain controller thatthephysical serverhadproblem andwas removedfrom the NTDSUTIL tool. Actually the funcional level is "Windows...
View ArticleDeploying printers thru GPP
I have been assigned to create a update a vbs script previously used by the company to update connection and drivers to users.Part of the requirement was to migrate the script to PowerShell. After...
View ArticleForce reinstall of applications deployed by software GPO after uninstall
In testing one of our first software deployments using a GPO, a rather glaring issue seems to have appeared. It appears that if a user uninstalls an application that was deployed by GPO, the...
View ArticleAdded PolicyDefinitions folder to add admx files, but other policies disappeared
I'm trying to add the admx files for Office 2013 (will try for 2010 later). I followed the support article on how to create the PolicyDefinitions folder, and then copy the en-us directory and admx...
View ArticleProper way to undo Configure slow-link mode setting for Offline Files
In Computer Config/Admin Templates/Network/Offline Files, I have Configure slow-link mode set to Disabled, but I think this is causing performance issues when users are VPN'd in, as in it's forcing...
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Windows failed to apply the Internet Explorer Zonemapping settings - the data...
Hi All, I have a large domain and a long list of websites that are trusted using the following group policy setting:Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer> Internet...
View ArticleBest way to check for duplicate GPO settings with inherited policies
We get some policies pushed down from the top level of our AD domain, but I don't have permission to actually view those GPOs, I can only do that on my subOU's GPOs. What would be the best way to make...
View ArticleApplication deployment per site, clients moving between sites
Hi guys,We are about to do a software deployment through GPO's, same package across multiple sites. Unfortunately I got turned down for using DFS to make the package available at the local sites so...
View ArticleManagement of printers
Current infrastructure is AD Windows Server 2008 R2dedicated server as Print Server Windows Server 2003 workstations Windows 7a. Task to migrate Print Server settings to a new dedicated server Print...
View ArticleWindows 8 and User Rights - Access store but not install other programs
Hi, I wonder if someone can help,I am trying to find out if it is possible through Active Directory to set up a group policy so that a user will be able to install apps from the windows store but be...
View ArticleSetting non-Zero DSCP values from application using winsock2 on Windows 2012
Hi,There are actually several questions:1.a. Is IP_TOS with IPPROTO_IP for the command setsockopt of the winsock2 interface supported for Windows 2012?Comment : With setsockopt(ConnectSocket,...
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Strange issue while searching GPOs with Search For Group Policy Object dialog...
Hi all;Please look at the following figure:This figure has been captured from a DC with Windows Server 2012 OS.Any ideas?ThanksPlease VOTE as HELPFUL if the post helps you and remember to click “Mark...
View Article2012 R2 - One GPO not being applied
Hello,I've had a look at other posts of similar issues but I couldn't find a solution..Quick history:I have a forest with a single DC. The forest started as a 2012 forest on a single Windows Server...
View ArticleGPO Settings apply to Server but not Workstation OS
We have a GPO configured primarily for RDP settings. This GPO is linked and enabled at the top of the domain and uses the default security filtering of "authenticated users".Specifically in the GP we...
View ArticleGPO's to map printers and set default
I've created 2 GPO's for managing printers. One GPO is used to add all the printers, there are about 40, to all users, I've then made another which adds a particular printer using targets. My theory...
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...
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