GPO set to Start with Home Page but IE reverts to Start with tabs from last...
Our IE GPO is set to Start with home page.User Configuration - Preferences - Control Panel Settings - Internet Settings - Internet Explorer 10However when you look at any of the users settings in IE11...
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Trying to disable Office update notifications in Shared Deployment on RDS server
Hello, With my shared deployment of Office 2016 on my RDS server my users are getting notifications in Outlook that there are updates available and gives them the option to install which on a heavily...
View ArticleHow to remove a folder if contents are empty
I have created a folder using Group Policy if a member is part of a specific AD Group. Also, if a member is added to this specific AD Group, it will create a shortcut to a folder location.If the member...
View ArticleI have a GPO viewing/applying/replication issue and I cannot find a solution...
I need some help along these lines but I am not sure exactly what is going on. I have a lot of custom GPOs that I cannot lose and need to recover. We had some kind of catastrophic failure that caused...
View ArticleOnly allow CA signed trusted applications/programs on Windows Server.
Bonjour users,I want a tightly controlled environment of Windows Server to deploy my sensitive application.How can i only allow CA signed trusted applications/programs on Windows Server. The unsigned...
View ArticleDomain and Local GPO : "Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log...
Hello,Do you know where I can find, in the registry, the matching value "Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits" ?Is there a other way to interrogate a Windows server (not...
View ArticleSet default printer to a PDF printer using a GPO
Hello,I am trying to setup two terminal servers to have the PDF printer set as default via a GPO. I understand how to do this with physical printers, but I am unsure how to point the policy to a...
View ArticleHow to set SparseExclusionList in Group Policy?
HiCan anyone tell me how to set SparseExclusionList using Group Policy please?I tried GPO setting "Files not cached" but it creates a RegKey named "ExcludeExtension" which does not fix our issue with...
View Articlefile : WindowsServer2008R2andWindows7GroupPolicySettings.xlsx
Hello,I try to find this file :...
View ArticlePolicy settings denied
Hi,I created a group policy "block USB disk access", applied it to the domain and it worked properly. After that I removed the "Apply policy" from authenticated users and created a user security group...
View ArticleGroup Policy Error: A referral was returned from the server
I'm stumped on this one.I have an AD environment with five sites, ten domain controllers. All DCs are running Server 2012 R2 and that is also the functional level of the domain. I built up a new...
View ArticleGPO Applied Issue
I have a need to set Internet Explorer homepage to open an additional tab to an internal SharePoint site. The site is for company managers to view\edit.<o:p></o:p>The need is for both IE...
View ArticleWMI filter file name in two paths
I'm getting a syntax error on the following WMI filter what am I doing wrong?SELECT * FROM CIM_DataFile WHERE path = "\\Program Files\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2016\Pushbutton PDF\\" OR WHERE...
View ArticleError in gpmc
On the Win 2008 DC 64 bit version opening the administrative templates I receive an error for each template: Encountered error while parsing. An appropriate resource file could not be found for file...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Users
We have a VM of our Server 2012 DataCenter - We have some remote users who we add to the local "Remote Desktop Users" on the PC - but they disappear after Group Policy is refreshed. How do I track down...
View ArticleInstallation shared printer in A.D. requesting administrative credentials
HiAfter instaling admx temlates (Version 2) for Windows 10 or after last Windows Update, computers with Windows 7 and Windows 10 start requiring administrative credentials durign install some shared...
View ArticleBlocking Websites Using group Policy
Hi, i want to block few websites like facebook,youtube for some time period for ex: 1 pm to 2 pm for all domain users.please guide me how to apply these settings. Thanks
View ArticleRunning Power Shell script on OU
Hello,Basically, I was testing a script which disconnects a share. I tried to run on a local PC and got an execution policy error. Then I have updated a script with "-SetExecutionPolicy Remote Signed"...
View Articlecustomizing screensaver
How do i customize the way my screensaver, for example, i have it set on "photos". i would like it to"fade" along with other options.
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