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Forcing Group Policy Updates
I implemented a GPO for a computer lab of Win7 desktops a few months ago through WS2008R2 group policy. I was in the lab today working on a computer and noticed that a specific GPO was never applied. I...
View ArticleAppLocker Blocking Word and Excel
Already a thread in security (see link below), but no resolution. Automatic policy creation applied on Program Files (x86), Program Files, ProgramData created. Everything else works as expectected....
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2/Windows 8.1 GPO Folder Redirection Woes
So now I am starting to use windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2. DCs are 2012R2, Forest Level 2012 R2, Domain Level 2012 R2. Folder Redirection works for Windows 7, Windows 8, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012. Does...
View ArticleUsing GPO to configure 'kiosk' PCs to show the same taskbar and desktop...
I am trying to create a set of shared desktops in our office to act as 'bullpen kiosk' workstations, where a number of people will be logging in concurrently, but still having their own desktop....
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...
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Hi all,I want to disable the MS excel 2010 and internet for the certain domain users on the windows 7 client using group policy on the server 2008 R2.Can someone help me?Many thanks !!!!
View ArticleGroup Policy for Desktop background applied but showing black desktop in the...
Trying to set wallpaper in group policy but it's coming up blank.We have windows 2008 and 2012 server.most of the computer is windows 7.
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 ArticleGPO for IE Disk Space Cache
I have configured a GPO to automatically check for new pages via GPO. In the same dialog, I am asked the amount of disk space to use in MB. I cannot specify a size larger than 256MB. What do I need to...
View ArticleDomain User group gets added in local machine Users group whenever machine is...
Hi,We have a small domain for our organisation. when we include a machine in doamin, as soon as the machine gets in domain "DOMAIN USERS" groups get added in local machine "USERS" group in local user...
View ArticleEnable Network Discovery GPO not taking effect
HiI've created a GPO to turn on Network Discovery on our company laptops as our AV server isn't able to discovery a number of clients for an update roll out. I've enabled the both "Turn on Mapper I/O...
View ArticleCreate Global Object Policy
Setting this policy on Server 2008 (not R2) domain controllers has no effect on users that are not domain admins. We have set this policy in the domain controller default policy. A user that is not a...
View Articlehow to add Proxy server to internet explorer using a Group Policy 2008
Hi,I am using active directory of Windows Server 2008 R2 x64. I have a proxy server from Microsoft TMG 2010.What I need to do is I need to add Proxy server settings to the browser via the GPO. How can...
View ArticleHow to prepare a good laptop so that I can do test for learning Windows 2008 R2
Dear all, Could you give some advice for Hardware purchasing? I would appreciate for this advice very much. My question is : How to prepare a good laptop so that I can do test for learning...
View ArticleIE 10-11 & Mozilla FireFox
We currently have GP's setup for managing Home Pages and Favorites within IE to our users and it works great. However since the new IE10 & 11 along with Mozilla Firefox, we have no options within...
View ArticleUser not getting folder redirection settings
We tried to move a user to a new computer, but even after numerous log offs, restarts, gpupdate's the redirection of his desktop and documents is not happening. One thing I noticed when doing a...
View ArticleGPO not replicating to other DC
Hello,I have 2 Server 2008 R2 vms (VMware esxi 5.1 U1) running as DCs. When I create a new GPO on the PDC emulator and then open GP management console on the other DC (targeted at itself not the PDC,...
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 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 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...
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