Group Policy help
Hey guys! We have several DC's in our domain, all Server 2012. We are currently not using a central store for Group Policy. I would like to install the latest ADMX files and start using the central...
View ArticleDomain without any domain GPO?
I would like to seek advice. There is this special request in our environment: We want to join all computers to a domain but we don't want any domain policy applied, the default domain policy will be...
View ArticleAppLocker GPO
Currently, there is a AppLocker GPO in place that has a rule to 'Allow' a security group to run %system32%\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.This rule is working - as users who are not in the...
View ArticleTest environment in an existing environment
Hi, Let's say I have a domain Likeme.org where there are 50 different OUs such as Accounting, Hospital, IT, HR, etc. Is there a method or way for a department (HR) to test in an environment where they...
View ArticleDelegation of Control
I have a domain local group named DL_Password_Resetters. The members of this group is a global group named GG_Users_Password_Resetters. The members of GG_Users_Password_Resetters are required to reset...
View ArticleApplication is failing to open with GPO applied
I have a new application that i need to deploy in our environment. Its a web based app and opens a login window.Opening an app in vm with all the GPO's is failing. I see a splash windows and nothing...
View ArticleHow to force default emulation settings \ document mode in IE?
We have this with some users who have certain websites rendering incorrectly because their browser is defaulting to IE7 document mode. The new media department believe this is set to default this way -...
View ArticleMapping SMB shares on 2012 clustered Fileserver
Hi,Recently we moved for server 2008 R2 fileserver to a clustered 2012 R2 fileserver. Previously all drve mappings where done using GPO's. The GPO's where modified to target the SMB shares on the...
View ArticleGPO AutoUserLogIn does not work
Hi allI have a server 2012 r2 as a domain controller and windows 7x46 as a kiosk pc.I created a GPO:Computer->preference->Windows settings->Regedit:Tyep Reg_SZAutoAdminlogon = 1...
View ArticleWindows 10 - Hiding "Recent Apps" in start menu
Hi, first off can I thank you for looking at this post!!The problem I have is really annoying me and I can't seem to find any solutions for it.We are looking to roll out Windows 10 to our users instead...
View ArticleSet IE default browser
Hi all. We have AD with dc Windows Server 2008 R2 and more clients with Windows 7 (x86,x64), 8.1 9x86,x64), 10 (x64). How i can set IE default browser for all clients?
View ArticleMapped Drive issues for 2012 R2
I have 2 questions -I setup a mapped drive to be specific to drive letter "Y" and with the action settings "Replace". When a user logs in, the drive mapping is setup correctly. Have the user log off...
View ArticleSites to Zone entry stops IE/Command Prompt/Event Viewer....
HiHave implemented IE11 Computer Security Compliance template in preparation for a new Windows 10 environment using Microsoft's recommended settings. I have created a separate policy to manage Sites...
View Articlegpsvc service stopped
Recently i have installed server 2008 enterprise edition(x64). It is a only an active directory with DNS in my organization. but the problem i'm facing is the group policy client service "gpsvc"failed...
View ArticleA processing error occurred collecting data using this base domain controller.
Hello Guys,I have got a problem using the Windows 8 GPMC.If I want to use the new "Status" feature, I'm getting this failure:We have got two 2008 R2 DCs and the rest is Server 2003 R2. The DC that...
View ArticleDisable local user Accounts
Hi,we have 25000 computers in our environment , i want to disable local user accounts in all computers through group policy ?
View ArticlePolicy applied is ghost. Where's it cached?
I know lengthy posts don’t get much response, because of the intense focus required on the reader’s part, to fully understand the situation presented. I’ll try my best to be to the point here. Domain...
View ArticleGPO Windows 10 Start Layout not working
HelloI am having the following issue when trying to use a GPO to change the default start layout of all my domain users.I use Windows 10 Enterprise PC's and a Windows server 2012 R2.Steps I did:Use a...
View ArticleRegistry value must match a "bitwise and" comparison to 1024
Making a computer secure, it requires that "Windows must be configured to block application execution if certificate server status is unavailable." The solution goes through a walkthrough of changing...
View ArticleAssign users the ability to stop/start services on a 2008r2 server in a...
Is there a way to assign users the ability to stop/start specific 3rd party services that run on a 2008r2 server? The DC is a 2012R2 server and only shows the local services in GPMC.I have read the...
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