GPO Block Control Panel
Hellofriends,I need help.I createdan OUinmy domainandthisOUputthe user's computerand alsothis user account, I created aGPO tolock the control panel,onlythe lock isnot happening,I ran...
View ArticleEnable firewall with GP but allow users to disable....
I'm wondering how I can enable the firewall in group policy but allow a user to disable it if they have to. I see that it says "settings are controlled by group policy" when I go to try to turn it off...
View ArticleNeed help with using Windows 7 as a Kiosk
Good day everyone,I'm trying to get away from our old, outdated kiosk software in favor of using the native features of Windows 7(32X) Professional to accomplish this. I have a few PCs at my work that...
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Blocking Specific Files
Hi everyone,I've been using McAfee user defined policies to block files by extensions or a specific file name from being created,modified,executed,,,,. I want to do away with McAfee and I would like to...
View ArticleOld GPO deployed printers keep coming back, but no GP exists for them anymore
During a transition from our new AD domain we had at one point configured a GPO that deployed printers that were on a trusted domain server. That domain and the server have been decommissioned and we...
View ArticleNegative selection possible
Is there a way to have group policy Settings only apply to machines that do NOT have a certain Service installed?I couldn't create an WQL filter for that...
View ArticleAccount Lockout policy is not working on Windows Server 2008 R2 DC
I have configured Windows 2008 R2 server DC on my office. I have created account lockout policy on Default Domain Policy and enforced it. The policy is as follow:Account Lockout Duration: 99999...
View ArticleChange the password prompts on domain joined computers to reflect configured...
Hi AllIs this possible? at the very least we would like to maybe supply a static message with some more detail about the password requirements at the time when the password change is needed.At the...
View ArticleA few GPO questions
Hi All,I have a few questions regarding GPO creation:1) How do you group your GPOs? Ie decide whether to use an existing GPO or create another?2) For a given GPO, how can I quickly see the edited...
View ArticleMy password policies can't be changed
My password policies can't be changed on my FRD or my RODC it is blocked out so when I click on it nothing happens and I can't type. I'm trying to make it so I have two different password policies in...
View ArticleManaging the Windows XP Windows 7 Firewall via Group Policy
OK, we have ~100 clients still on Windows XP and ~300 clients on Windows 7. We're in the midst of a Group Policy revamp that also involves reorganizing the Active Directory OU structure also. Our new...
View ArticleGPP runs in System account even if specified that it should run i user context
The user 'xlsx' preference item in the 'USER-Microsoft-Office Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070005 Access is denied.' This error was suppressed.I have a...
View ArticleGroup policy for ie setting fail
I want to let all domain user to open sharepoint site without login, use their current domain user to login automatically, so I added a group policy on windows server 2008 r2 sp1, setting the...
View ArticleFile GPP preference item fails path not found
Hi,I have a GPP preference item, for a file, to copy it from a file share to C:\ on my servers.The computer 'SetACL.exe' preference item in the 'Base Tools {0CC263CF-2996-40A5-8690-9C8E7A2314C5}' Group...
View ArticleAll GPOs apply without error, but they do not process security settings
Hey everyone, been a while since I have posted but I desperately need some help. Any help you can provide is eternally appreciated, I have been pulling my hair out on this for 2 days and its fricken...
View ArticleADM template for office and AD - Group policy
Hi,I need to enforce English (UK) as the editing language in office application (2010 & 2013).I have downloaded the ADM template saved it on C drive on the AD server.Then I loaded the ADM template...
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The computer 'RpcSs' preference item in the 'Default Domain Policy {31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}' Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070005 Access is...
View ArticleGPO to disable changing wireless profile settings
I've got a GPO to deploy a PEAP MSCHAP v2 wireless profile to certain domain computers. The computers receive the wireless profile assigned through GPO, the connection works, however, I noticed that...
View ArticleDifferent Items
After making sure I had the RDP 8.0 Update installed on my Windows 7 (Pro w/SP1) client, I used the Group Policy Management tool to "Enable Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0" on my domain, under "Computer...
View ArticleGroup Policy not being pushed out
HI,I have a problem with Group Policy updates. The domain controllers are Server 2008 R2 and the clients are all Windows 7 64bit. It looks like the clients are not updating their group policies....
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