Disable On Resume, Display Logon Screen GPO not working Windows 7
Hello,I have a server 2008 Domain with new windows 7 machines. The default settings (from dell i guess) have these machines set to display the logon screen after the screen saver kicks on.I need to...
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hello ,thereI have active directory domain all domain controllers are W2K3 with more than 800 active users and 200 windows vista business edition clients .a couple of months ago I re-formatted all of...
View Articledeploying a non msi software via GPO
Hi thereWhat is the best way to deploy a non .msi software via GPOI tried to convert the .exe to .zap and it wouldn't workRegards,Hadeel
View ArticleWindows Vista not applying Computer Policy
Having originally skipped Vista and going to Windows 7 I am now looking to upgrade some of our Vista Licenced PCs from XP before support ends for use in low interaction scenarios (powering notice...
View ArticleFolder Redirection to NAS - Not Recognized Using VPN
Hey Guys,Last week, I redirected my company's My Documents to our new NAS, and encountered a problem that you can see in my previous post...
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 ArticleDelay login when out of range Wi-Fi
Hello,When i login on my laptop that got Wi-Fi on(that is member off my domain) it takes around 3min too take me to my desktop. but it only applies when i'm out of range off my pre-login wi-fi...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Services Server - Deletes Redirected My Documents Intermittently
Hello. We have a 2008 R2 Standard server running Remote Desktop Services allow users access via our VPN Portal. We are using roaming profiles with redirected desktops and My Documents. The issue is...
View ArticleHow do I uninstall KB2670838 using a GPO
HelloI have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Domain Controller, clients are all Windows 7. Is it possible to remove the following MS Patch via GPO?Patch to be uninstalled:KB2670838I have blocked...
View ArticleIs group policy processed as before as a user logs on?
When a user logs on, does the group policy engine completely finish processing the policies before it allows the user to logon (assuming there is no issue processing the polices\network connectivity...
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 ArticleFolder Redirection not putting files back in local profile when policy is...
I setup a test OU with a policy redirecting the users desktop, my documents, and application data to folders on a server. In each setting I enabled the option for when the policy is removed, for it to...
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Group Policy Preferences - Printer Mapping Issue
Hi Guys,I am having problems mapping Printers through group policy.I did the following.1 - Installed Printer Drivers on Print Server and Shared it e.g. LH_PRN012 - Published Printer in AD.3 - Created a...
View ArticleRestrict local admin rights
Hi All,I'm working on a little security project in a way to correct some crazy stuffs.Actually each users are local admin of there computer (crazy stuff I said) .. well, my main objective is to remove...
View ArticleInstall and manage smtp
Hello,I've a domain with two windows server 2008 which are dc.In my domain I've mainly windows 7 x64 and windows xp. My boss asked me whether it would be possible to control all the traffic of each pc...
View ArticleGPO replication & permissions issues
Hi all,I've recently joined a new company and I'm trying to diagnose why I'm getting gpupdate errors on certain GPO's, which is leading to mapped drives not creating correctly. My setup is this:Domain:...
View ArticleServer 2012 Drive Mapping via Group Policy...
Good Morning Everyone and thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. I'm running into a problem in my environment with Windows 7 clients connecting to a Server 2012 Failover Cluster file...
View ArticleGPO/Script to add Custom Toolbar in Windows 7
Hi,I would like to deploy several Windows 7 computers with a custom toolbar on the taskbar.How would I go around doing this? If there is a way to do it in GP, that would be best, but we can use i.e....
View Articlewin server 2008 r2 OU structure
Hello, How can one describe a Organizational Unit Design? Lets say its for a business with offices at three different locations (within the same country), how can I set up that?I would appriciate...
View ArticleAdd logged on user to local Administrators group via group policy?
Hi,I want to add:[DOMAIN NAME]\Domain AdminsANDthe user logging in to the computer, to the local administrators group. Not [DOMAIN NAME]\Domain Users via computer policy and restricted groups. How do I...
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