Exclude directories in roaming profile
I've enabled the Exclude directories in roaming profile gpo on to all users and set the option value to:AppData\Roaming\PDF Manager But files are still being used/written to on the server.Am I...
View ArticleHome folders from unknown source
Hi,My predecessor set user home folders to NAS device not even in the domain but I couldn`t find the source of it it. I checked group policies drive mapping, user profile tab on AD, logon scripts but...
View ArticleFailed to add ADMX file in GPO
Hello,We want to disable "On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP" option on all my desktops using GP. We have Outlook 2013 (32-bit) installed on all of desktops. I...
View ArticleGroup Policy -> Computer preference -> Schedule task creation
Hello, We are getting error while applying schedule task creation GPO (from Windows 2012) to system windows 2008 R2.Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80041316 The...
View ArticleStrange DNS, Group Policy & Active Directory Issues - Can't track down root...
For the last few weeks, we've been getting complaints, from our developers, about not being able to authenticate on various systems. The issues were hit & miss but still problematic enough to...
View ArticleHow to add Restricted Groups in GPO programmatically?
I have a requirement where i need to manage (crud) GPO on a server. I was able to create gpo and add some security filters but i could not find any way to add Local group in Restricted groups.I am...
View ArticleRemove network drives automatically
Hello,if the client is not in the company network (without VPN), the network drives should be removed automatically from the explorer. Is there a setting in the group policy which I will need to set to...
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Removing search function from Server 2012 R2 RDS via GPO
Hi all, I have been working to lock down some 2012 RDS servers via GPO. I have everything locked down as I would like, accept I can not get the windows search future disabled, no matter what I try....
View ArticleGPP assigned to Users OU but use Item-Levewl targeting with Computers?
I have a group of machines that I would like to have Lync 2013 NOT autostart. I can delete the registry key from the reference section below and Lync 2013 will not start (as expected). These machines...
View ArticleHow do you find all blank Group Policy Objects in a domain?
How can I find all blank group polices in a domain?
View ArticleGroup Policy User Rights
I am trying to change User Rights from ‘Access this computer from the network’ on a server 2008. I have the server 2008 four areas I need to lock down, two of the settings allow me to change, two do...
View ArticleEmpty Temporary Internet Files not working with IE9
Hey everyone. I have an issue in my domain environment where the "Empty Temporary Internet files folder when browser is closed" is enabled but not actually working for pc's that have IE9. I have...
View ArticleAccount Lockout Policies
I recently came across a problem in our environment where the account lockout policy was not applying to Domain accounts. After reading up on the some of the questions posted here on TechNet I found...
View Articlehow do you turn off Office.com access?
We are running Office 2010 and from within Word, Excel etc.... if you add Clipart there is a check boxed called "Include Office.com content" how do you turn that off or Gray it out? I found one post...
View Articledefault printer setting when set on printer icon will change after logoff. Win7
Printer setting will randomly choose another default printer when logged back in. EvntView - error code '0x80070534 No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.' This error was...
View ArticleComputer Policies Not being applied
I been searching for an answer but i dont seem to find it. I want to apply this policy to all computers in the domain: "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" so i go to the gpmc......
View ArticleSoftware Changes through GPO
Hello Team, We are using proxy pro for our client for using remote desktop. It has been installed on all the user's desktop or laptop. We have been facing a couple of issues with some users where the...
View ArticleHow to map network folder or printer driver automatically on the domain PC...
Hi,I am looking for the procedure to map network folder or printer driver automatically on the domain PC when first time login via Active Directory.I have already created batch files for network...
View ArticleDefault Domain Policies
By default, two polices are created when you dcpromo a server: Default Domain Policy, and Default Domain Controllers Policy. These polices should have guids of {31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}...
View ArticleDenied Creator/Owner access to GPO by mistake, now policy has gone!
Hi. I'm fairly new to group policy, and server 2012, but this was a mistake that happened when in a rush and I don't know how to correct it.I was in the delegation tab of a GPO and had added a user...
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