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Unable to install updates
Hi,I am unable to install updates on my DC's. I would need to shutdown to installl them.attached is how GPO is configured.Any suggestions?Wave~Chaser
View ArticleAGPM Server Unavailability
What are the consequences of AGPM server being down or dead completely?Will the users with approximate permissions be able to carryon with their duty with GPMC or AGPM is till required?
View ArticleEXE to MSI convert issue
Hello All,How do i convert exe to msi. i used 3rd party tools but nit work. Can anyone please suggestThanks
View ArticleDrive Mappings not applying via Group Policy Preferences
We have had a number of recent incidents logged where users are reporting that one of their networked drived has not mapped. We use Group Policy Preferences to assign mapped drives. Each user...
View ArticleAlternative To Site To Zone Assignment GPO
We need to add one site to Local Intranet Zone in Internet Explorer, but we need to just add the site, not remove other existing sites or lock it down.What kind of GPO or GPP can be set to add an...
View ArticleSpecify Intranet zone sites in GPO without locking down Trusted Zone sites
Is there a chance we could get a new policy setting that would let admins specify Intranet sites but let users specify Trusted Sites? Is there any chance someone on the group policy team could comment...
View ArticleUsing group policy for data loss prevention
Looking at data loss provention, is this possible with using group policies combined with AD
View ArticleSTUMP of the day: "Disable AutoComplete for forms" works opposite of the setting
I have a group policy setting in User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Internet Explorer; Disable AutoComplete for forms that is set to "Enabled." By definition, this...
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 ArticleGP Prefs deploying Internet Explorer (ver,9, 10 or 11) Favs
Hello,I've got over 60 favorites (URLs) to deploy to Windows 7 Prof. machines. Several different folders contain the different Internet Explorer Favorites, ie. FOLDER1\link1, link2, etc. FOLDER2\link1,...
View ArticleMigrate Domain controller 2003r2 to...???
Guys hope someone could help.on our Envi. we have two Physical Domain controllers 2003r2 64bit running DHCP/DNS Services, however we need to update to 2008r2 or 2012r2, the idea is to decomisse the two...
View ArticleHow user logon process, computer authentication and GPO is applied when user...
How user logon process, computer authentication works and how GPO is applied when user in domain "A.contoso.com" logs onto computer account in domain "B.contoso.com"? Also, loop back is implemented in...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Start Screen via GPO
Hello all,Thanks for taking the time to read this. I realise there are other posts with similar issues to myself, however having read through these posts and applied fixes provided, I am still unable...
View ArticleDefault Domain Policy Reset Problem
Hey,I tried resetting the Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controllers Policy because they got messed with.I used DCGPOFIX.exe but when I went back to the policy it just said no policy found....
View ArticleFolder Redirection / Offline Files / Network Drive / Missing Files
We are having instances where people are savign work and this work is not available when the user moves to a different computer. On occasions it is when the user have saved to my documents and this...
View ArticleUpdate of local administrator account is wiping the additional members of the...
Hello all, I'm trying to perform 2 tasks with Group policy preferences on the local machines1. update the local administrator settings (set no password expiry, add another emergency account we can...
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Set Security Level per Security Zone in IE
I am trying to set the Trusted Security Zone to Low in IE (all versions).I have made the change under Computer > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet...
View ArticleCitrix Group policy management
HelloI need to migrate my citrix and xendesktop gpo from one domain to another.I was warned that modifying any of these outside of the Citrix environment modifies the GPO.is this true? do I need to...
View Articlegpo templates what policies are using them
hellohow can I tell what templates my existing gpo are using?I need to migrate my current policies to another domain do I need to worry about the templates?
View ArticleScreen lock does not apply
Hello, I have a GPO where I want the screen to lock up after 10 minutes and I noticed that it does not work all the time. I have seen it on my own machine where I step away, go to a meeting, and at...
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