group policy for internet explorer is not applied per ou
i am linking and configuring 2 group polices each one will configure proxy for users IE and each one is linked to the OU containing the target usersno things are not working, the second OU users gets a...
View Article"Access is Denied"message, when creating a New Group Policy in Active...
Hi We have 2 DCs in our Company, Both runs Win Server 2008 R2 First Server is Our AD DC , and the second is Our Additional DC that recently we have Installed and launched it!Now When I want to Create...
View ArticleLoopback and screensavers
Hi everyone,I have been looking around for a few days and not found a good answer to this. We have a couple screens saver settings (60min, and no screen saver with passwords and a 60 min without...
View ArticleFolder Redirection Policy is never applied completely?
I'm using Windows Server 2008 with all current patches. I set up Folder Redirection policy. It seems to apply correctly. All the folders are created on my file share, and all local folders are now...
View ArticleHow to allow non-admin users to install software and applications
TI am sure this issue have been discussed before several times, but i am still confused about it. i have many user i need to allow them install applications without grant them local admin privileges....
View ArticleSoftware installation policy with uninstall script issue..
I am working with Windows Server 2003, and Windows 7 Pro 64 bit and Windows Pro XP machines. I am attempting to uninstall Java 1.5.17 through a script (with a GP named Java Uninstaller), and then...
View ArticleHow do I detect a slow link / set slow link threshold?
I have 650 POS Windows XP machines accessible via a VPN connection to our data center. These machines are scheduled to reboot via scheduled task nightly between 2 and 3 AM - There are 3 different...
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GP on Server 2008 R2 trying to push software to WIn 7 with Security Filtering...
I searched the internet far and wide for the last couple days for the answer, I could not find one. So here it goes. This will be a long one. I am running Server 2008 R2 as my primary DC with Server...
View ArticleGroup Policy Freezing on Win7
Initially setup a group policy on 2003 AD server with out hitch. Then discovered that there were settings for IE 9 that I could not set from there. Did research and learned of RSAT on Win7. So I...
View ArticleWindows 8 and Windows Server 2012 ADMX templates as download
Hello,please see here for the complete download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36991 in all languages.Best regardsMeinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory...
View ArticleAdministrative templates (admx) for Windows 8 and 2012
Does anyone know where I can go and download administrative templates (admx) for Windows 8 or 2012?Thanks,Bob
View ArticleGPO troubleshooting in Windows Server 2003
Hello,I saw in Windows Server 2008 the Event ID 5311, 5312, 5313 in the Applications and Services > Microsoft > Windows > GroupPolicy > Operational.What are the equivalent in Windows...
View ArticleHow To Prevent Folder Redirection Policy From Storing Giant Recycle Bins On...
I would like to clear out all the existing redirected recycle bins and then limit the newly created recycle bin sizes to 50MB per user.Can this be done?
View ArticleGroup Policy - Internet Explorer 8/9 Per Site Privacy Actions
Hi, I can not find the spot to add sites to always allow/never allow cookies. In IE, its IE options > Privacy Tab > Settings area > Sites button. I am doing this on a Win 7 PC with RSAT for...
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Group Policy Preferences - Registry Collection Targeting
Hi, I'm hoping someone can clarify the targeting of multiple reg settings withing a collection.I have a collection that enters reg entries enabling the Japanese IME and language pack. It works fine.I...
View ArticleHow do I remove the "Automatic Browser Configuration" from a GPO?
Hi - in our company, we use Default Domain Policy (DDP) for a selection of settings (as expected). I have started using a proxy, and since I want this setting to only affect certain users, I have...
View ArticleHow do I add trusted sites to my Internet Explorer on an RDP server?
I have a two server domain. Our primary AD server and a Remote Desktop Services Server. I have about 12 users logging into the RDP server and it was necessary to tweak some standard settings for...
View ArticleFolder Redirection - Win7/Win2K8 - Cookies/History/Recent/Templates
We have had in place for many years a custom non-managed "User Shell Folder" policy which provides redirection for many of the common shell folders we'd like users to retain. The reason being is that...
View ArticleDuplicate the display’s
Does anyone know if it is possible to set a policy where the display is set to automatically duplicate the display’s? I have searched the Internet but could not find anything.
View ArticlePolicy trouble with 2 domain controllers
Until recently, our network had a single 2003 domain controller. We recently purchased a 2012 server and also made it a domain controller but decided to leave the domain at a 2003 functional level....
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