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I was working on a Server the other day where a GPO was applied to the Domain PC's on a user level. To test we only added one User to the OU. When we went to the PC and ran Start > RUN > CMD >...
View ArticleServices and Scheduled Tasks tied to a specific user account fail to run on a...
In Windows Server 2008 R2Lets assume user acct: User1Password for User: 1234I have assigned an automatic service to run based on User1's credentials for startup of service. I have also created a...
View ArticleDomain admin account does not list "Enable computer and user accounts to be...
Hi, and thanks for taking a look.My network has a 2008 r2 domain controller and a 2003 server backup controller. Recently I decided that hence forth I will be pushing software via GPO and security...
View ArticleWindows 8 policy settings using a Windows 2008 R2 server
I would like to manage some of the settings on a Windows 8 machines in my domain.My domain controller runs Windows 2008 R2. Is there anywhere I can download administrative templates for Windows 8...
View ArticleRedirect start menu not working for me (2008 R2)
Just installed a Windows 2008 R2 intended for Terminal Server. The \\Server has a share locally \\Server\TScommon$\Start-Menu where all users have access, and the share is set up properly.However it...
View ArticleUnable to apply GPO's to RDSH 2012 server
I'm setting up a Terminal Server role on Windows Server 2012. I made a couple of GPO's and they're not applying to the server. Not sure that it matters that the domain controllers are Windows 2008 R2?
View Articleconverting IEM Favorites to GPP shortcuts
i have an old school internet explorer maintenance GPO setting up a couple of folders of IE favorites, containing a total of about 120 URLs accumulated over several years. we are in the process of both...
View ArticleGPP Drive Map Policy - Problem (Win8 RP/Server 2012)
Hi everyone,i've got a litte problem with GPP drive mapping and Win8 / 2012On Windows7 / Server 2008 R2 everything is working for every user. On Win8 / 2012 RC the drive mapping is only (visible)...
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A 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 ArticleHow to set balloon notification message duration for all users?
We would like to increase the duration for the balloon notifications for password expiration and Windows Updates ready to install from 5 seconds to 2 minutes.I see that you can change this setting for...
View ArticleRoaming Profile dose not work on Local machine
we have following setup.5 branches across the world.Uk is the HQ where we have We have AD 2003 and use Roaming profile.We use Folder Redirection to get all users on same location on file serverAll...
View ArticleTrusted Sites
Hi, we've configured a group policy regarding all Trusted Sites in our company. I've enabled "Sites to Zone Assignment list" and input all of the websites that are used by the company. Problem is if I...
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Priceless tip of GPO management - how to make the search working in GPMC
I wonder when this issue with GPMC´s filter will be fixed, that search can be run only with EN keyboard layout? If there is other regional settings set in server and you are using GPMC, you won´t find...
View ArticleGPO setting for compatibility mode on Win7 and IE10
I've tried to manually add the IE7 compatibility view sites to GPO on a Win2008R2 DC, but they don't propogate down to Windows 7 IE10. How else can I make this change?
View ArticleEnable UAC via GPO | Windows 7
We are removing local admin rights from systems and require the Administration prompt for non Administrators.I'm trying to enable UAC via GPO for a basic setup of "Administration Prompt" however the...
View Articleshortcut keys for GPP shortcut
i've created a shortcut on the windows 2008 desktop via GPP user setting. after a gpupdate on the client, the shortcut works as intended when i double-click it, but i also assigned a shortcut key...
View ArticleAn error occurred while collecting data for Administrative Templates -...
We have exported the SCM baseline named "Office2010SP1 Computer Security 1.0" as a GPO backup and then imported the settings into a GPO within our environment. However when doing so we have received...
View ArticleComputer Policy will not update, Event ID 1097, w32tm /resync will not work
We have two computers that will not update Computer Policy. The event log shows a ID 1097. I have tired a w32tm /resync and tired to remove and re-add the computers to the domain, I have reset the...
View ArticleHow to deploy Taskbar icons with Group Policy?
Hi,Is it possible to deploy taskbar icons for users of Windows 7 computers with Group Policy?I would prefer using Group Policy (User Configuration) Preferences instead of logon scripts or default user...
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...
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