Can we restrict local administrator from folder sharing
Hello,Want to know how i can prevent local administrator from folder sharing. If login with local administrator and create a folder then the that local administrator should not be able to share folder....
View ArticleGPO on task scheduler shutdown does not reapply
HI, i have created a gpo to create a task scheduler to shutdown the PC at 9:00 pm i applied and it works fine, now after some weeks i didn't find any more the task scheduler on PC. i checked the gpo...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 GPO Map Drives Using %LogonUser%
Hello, Is it possible i can use the windows server 2008 mapped drive gpo using %LogonUser%?
View ArticleGPO that disable some domain users in a group
helloI am looking for a GPO that disable some domain users in a group! Is this possible? if the answer is yes, and if the administrator enabled a user, how long it will take the gpo policy to disable...
View ArticleApplying computer settings too slow
Hello. My 2008R2 server stucks in "Applying computer settings' for 5 minutes every reboot. Event in application log below:Event ID: 6006Task Category: None Level: Warning Keywords:...
View ArticleScreen Resolution via Group Policy or Registry entry
Hello!My workplace has identical workstations throughout and all of which have a max resolution option of 1280x1024. This works fine with the monitors provided however when I replaced mine with a...
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Prevent domain admin account from being locked out
How can I prevent my domain admin account from being locked out ?Currently I have a domain policy that locked any user account if there are 5 invalid logon attempts.How can i exclude my domain admin...
View ArticleGPO for Users that log onto Terminal Server only
Hello,I'm in the process of setting up a terminal server and have created a custom GPO to restrict a few things. What i want to do is only have this policy applied when users log onto the terminal...
View ArticleGroup policy does not work with fix IP (exclusion range)
Our DHCP server leases IP addresses to our workstations but there is one classroom that needs fix IP addresses to monitor our students. We have a group policy that prohibits our students to use cmd...
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Office 2013 ADMX error
HI forum,I receive the following error whne importing the admx files for office 2013.Any ideas r suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleRemovable drives won't disable
I have a small workgroup where I want to disable removable drives for nonadministrators. I tried this through a local group policy. It worked perfectly on the Windows 7 machines. It did not work on...
View ArticleCan I use Group Policy to remove KB 2823324
As you may (or not) already know, KB 2823324 that MS pushed out a couple of days ago, is causing alot of system to keep running chkdsk everytime they are turned on or rebooted.Is it possible to...
View ArticleUnresponsive mouse
Issue: At some point during logon the mouse becomes unresponsive and the cursor freezes in the middle of the monitor. If you unplug & plug it back in the mouse works again.Observations: It has been...
View ArticleGroup policy change causing big boot problems this morning
I have a small 2008 domain with a mix of windows 7 and xp clients. I made a change to a group policy for security which caused about 20 workstations to boot to a black screen with just a cursor. I...
View ArticleWhen browsing to SSL site - Root CA gets deleted from Trusted Root...
Hi,On Windows 2008 R2 server terminal server when a user browsing to an SSL site, the Root certificate used to issue the certificate used to secure the site is automatically deleted from the local...
View ArticleGPO Firewall Issue
Hi All.So, I recently started a new job and one of the first major tasks I've fallen into is configuring GPO. This is a small organization - maybe 70 people or so - and as far as GPO goes, it's a...
View ArticleChanging audit settings in GPO will not change audit settings in Local...
I created a GPO to enable Success and Failure to log all System events and to log all Privilege use. Once rab gpupdate /force, my Local Security policy changed to match the GPO. Fine, no problem. I go...
View ArticleW8 GP Preferences
Hi, I have a domain comprising of 10 WS08 R2 domain controllers. We have a small group of W8 machines which are working fine. I need to set a GP Pref to the W8 machines that set homepage tabs to open...
View ArticleStartup script not processing Windows 7-Server 2008 R2
Hello, I am trying to see where else I can look to resolve this issue. I have a startup script to uinstall and reinstall software, and the script works fine on Windows XP workstations, but not Windows...
View ArticleAdd the Administrators security group to roaming user profiles isn't working
I've setup a new SBS 2011 server setup roaming profiles and folder direction and everything is working, but I can't get access to the users .V2 directory although I have full access to the server.I...
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