Certain users on Windows Server 2008 R2 are forced to have single click...
Howdy,I am having a strange issue with a few users on mt Windows Server 2008 R2 server. Most users are able to interact with Windows Explorer as usual, single clicking to select a file and double...
View ArticleAGPM fails to generate HTML difference report with IE policies
Hi, When we add, remove or change Internet Explorer policies in “User Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Internet Explorer Maintenance” and try to run a difference report, the process aborts in...
View ArticleIPv4 Table contains xxx entries - long delay at login as it performs...
Per the subject, I have one particular site where I've suddenly started experiencing long delays in logging onto an RDS since the patches on 8th September. The same problem occurs when physically...
View ArticlegPCFileSysPath attribute
Hello,In dsa.msc I have edited gPCFileSysPath attribute of certain GPO from \\contoso.com\sysvol\contoso.com\Policies\{55E212E7-3D00-4D82-9883-2596F2D7CF01}...
View ArticleWhat does "During scan,include security principals from the DACL on the GPO"...
Hi, wondering if someone can tell me in layman's terms, what happens if you select "During scan, include security principals from the DACL on the GPO" in the Migration Table Editor, Tools, Populate...
View Articlevalid Types in Migration table Editor
valid Types in Migration table Editor in the drop down are: User,computer,dlg,dgg,ug, unc path, free text or SIDWhich type would a URL path fall under? (http://server1.company1.com) And if I use this...
View Articlefine grain policy no expiration password policy question
I recently had service account passwords appear to expire even though they have a Fine Grain Policy set with the maximum password age set to (never). The Default Domain policy maximum password age is...
View ArticleHijacked Computer - Help!
I have a small business and am the one and only person who does everything here. I used to have someone who worked here that has an extensive knowledge of computers. Well, they have me as a local...
View ArticleInstall Chrome extensions via GPO - problem
Hello, I have a problem installing Chrome extensions via GPO. I've a following scenario: - 2 GPOs configured to install different extension (setting: Configure the list of force-installed extensions) -...
View Articleneed to get drivers for printers installed in my new win10 ?
how do I get the drivers I had before for hp,and epson
View ArticleCan't find administrative templates
I'm trying to set a group policy to change the desktop background color using instructions from this site:http://www.techieshelp.com/set-desktop-background-colour-with-a-gpo/ But I can not find...
View ArticleWindows 8/8.1 Templates to deploy GPO from Windows 2008 R2
I've downloaded the ADMX files for Windows 8 / 2012. However, when I try to implement any of them on my 2008 R2 DC, it fails. Can this be done? Ideally I'd like to deploy Xp/7/8/8.1 policies from the...
View Article"Log on as a service" Accidentally set in GPO
We have had the policy "Log on as a service" defined in GPO instead of locally on a system like it should have been. This caused a bunch of services to fail due to the service accounts not having the...
View ArticleForce default search engine Windows 10 / IE11
Hi all,I have a GPO that forces the default IE search engine.This GPO works on all our Windows XP/7 workstations but does not work on a Windows 10 PC.What could I do ?Thank you.Regards,FXE
View ArticleEnterprise mode not applying for MS Edge
I´m probably doing something wrong, not sure what it is. I´ve been working with this article https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt270205.aspx and I´m trying to set Configuration Manager...
View ArticleClients computers have slow login or freezes after login when running Windows...
Hi I am hoping someone can help me out with this problem, as I am now don't know where to look more.The problem is this.My customer have been running Server 2012 R2 for a while now, and have a domain...
View ArticleAuto logon user
Hi,We have a OU that contains 16 computer accounts, and we have 16 user accounts that should automatically log on to these servers. For example user1 should only auto login to computer1, and...
View ArticleGPO DelegateSentItemsStyle
Hi there,I am trying to add a registry setting to the laptops in an OU but it won't work and I dont know why it is not working. Maybe U can help me out here.We have 80 laptops with Windows 7 and a...
View ArticleInternet Explorer 11 install at startup
Hi allI am trying to get IE11 installed at startup via a startup script and it just isn't working. I have a machine GPO pointing to the MSI I created using IEAK using the switches /quiet...
View ArticleUAC settings Domain GPO overrides local GPO -> reboot needed
Hi GuysI knbow that the Domain GPO has to override the local GPO and it's working also on our Server 2012 R2 that way, but we run into a problem with the UAC settings.The default settings in the local...
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