How to disable folders in Explorer?
I want to disable folders that appear under the users folder in explorer. There are several folders including "Contacts, Desktop, Downloads....". I just want to redirect the "My Documents" via Group...
View ArticleGPP Delete Printer not removing HTTP/IIS printer on Windows 7
I'm in the process of updating our print server (Server 2003 R2) to use generic functional queue names instead of the queue names comprised of hardware model and location created by my predecessor....
View Articlewindows server 2003 R2 wireless network policy
helloI havethe following networktopology :an ms windowsactivedirectory domaincontroller runningserver 2003R2 .Our companywantsto moveto wirelesstechnology. (auth via radius serverbuilt in...
View ArticleGP Update before IPSec
I'm trying to deploy IPSec in a test lab and in that process and I have selected most generic IPSec rule which includes any protocol and any IP's. The moment I hit gpupate it looks like my DC is...
View ArticleServer giving group policy error 4098
I have been developing group policies to replace our login script. The policy copies many files over from a shared network drive. On many of the policies I have set it to run in the local user's...
View ArticleSlow logon policy processing when deploying IE Accelerators with GPO
I've noticed that deploying IE8 accelerators with group policy adds significant processing time to the logon policy on XP SP3 (I haven't tested other versions). Google Maps and Google Translate each...
View ArticleMapped Drives in Group Policy
Hi,I am currently mapping drives via Group Policy, they are mapped based on the users location with Item Level Targeting. Because users move between different offices they access different drives in...
View ArticleComputer Configuration part for a GPO applied on User accouns OU
Hi,Is it possible to apply Computer Configuration part of a GPO that is linked to a User account OU when user logs into the a computer? If yes, then how? I have read that computer configuration part...
View ArticleDisabling UNC Path in Open and Save Dialogue
I try to disable the UNC Path for userthrough the Policy underUser Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove Run menu from Start MenuI can prevent user from typing...
View ArticleWindows 7 GPO - Disable All Removable Media then Re-enable, now CD/DVD drive...
Ok, this might be better placed in the Windows 7 forum, but we're having some issues with limiting access to removable media via GPO.We've set up a GPO for Computer Policy, Admin Templates, System,...
View Articleget a notification when a user access a folder in Domain?event log showing...
Dear Allis that possible to get a notification when a user try to access a folder in a Domain controller?the event log is showing N/A when adding the column user?please is there any free tool that can...
View ArticleStopping Users from Web Surfing Externally Using IE?
We have a lot of legacy internal application that can only be accessed using IE.Due to the recent Microsoft announcement concerning IE versions and support/patching. We want to stop users from surfing...
View ArticleDisable Adobe Reader Add-on in IE Won't Work
Hi,I’m having an issue where I can’t disable the Adobe PDF Reader add-on in IE through GPO. What happens is the add-on says that it is disabled, but PDFs still open inside of IE.If I don’t apply any...
View ArticleRemoving DFS Name space from Folder Redirection
Hey guys so..Currently we have Folder Redirection with Offline files using a DFS namespace and I was wondering if we changed the Namespace to the FQDN in the GPO if everyone would have to re sync again...
View ArticleWindowsExplorer.admx domain group policy (Win81) not show up
there is a domain group policy runnningi wish to disable thumbs.db filei find WindowsExplorer.admx can helpi copy WindowsExplorer.admx and adml to domain central storeafter copy, i cannot find "File...
View ArticleSecurity Filtering for GPO processing
Hi,I have an OU which contains all the servers accounts. I have multiple GPOs that are linked to this OU but I have a GPO that contains only User configuration part witha script to map files....
View ArticleCreate user friendly spreadsheet to illustrate Windows Internet Explorer...
Hi there,Is there anyway of making the .adml file for Internet Explorer 11 into a user friendly spreadsheet so I can propose the Internet Explorer Group Policies in which I think we should implement on...
View ArticleClient change Ip
In my Office server install window 2008 r2 and client use Window 7 on domain. Some users change ip address i just want to restrict that they cant change ip address without administrator permittion.
View ArticlePrograms Won't Uninstall With Group Policy
Thanks for the constant Adobe Flash updates, I'm constantly uninstalling one version, then installing the new version of Flash. I use a separate GPO for each version.Occasionally, a version doesn't...
View ArticleComputer Boot Policy Processing Time
Hi I am troubleshooting the slow boot up process in our Windows 7 64bit enterprise environment. This is essentially the time from power on to reach Ctl, Alt, Del (Log-in screen) I am trying to...
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