Import a GPOPack created with SCM 3.0 to a new GPO from GPMC
Hello,i have created a new GPOPack with SCM which has a backup.xml file. Can I import this file to a new GPO through GPMC? To be specific, right click the new GPO and import the file.I am not sure...
View ArticleWindows 8 group policy settings in a Windows 2008R2 domain
Hello,I have a Window 2008R2 domain. We are in the process of testing group policy settings on Windows8. Can I copy all the .admx files for Windows8/2012 to the policy definitions container on the...
View ArticleHow to allow non-admin users to install software updates of Java, FLASH and...
Hi all,I have a company (+150 users) and I would like to allow users to update Java, FLASH and Adobe Reader only.These software are already installed in the hosts, but there are updates of the program...
View Articlehow do i allow users to access a specific folder in the C drive while hiding...
i need to give users access to only 1 folder (out of 19) inside of C: drive and then within this folder give them access to 3 (out of 4) other specific folders I have found how to deny access to the...
View Articlestandard user cannot choose desktop backgrounds in Windows 7 with certain...
display\personalization\desktop backgroundthe windows desktop backgrounds is showing no backgrounds for the user to choose my group policies include these 2 settings because I don't want users to...
View ArticleHow to grant Component Services/DCOM permissions for an application via GPO?...
Is it possible to grant Component Services/DCOM permissions to an application via Group Policy?Specifically this is for SQL Server 2012 Integration...
View Articlehelp with restroing a GPO
I'm failrly new to Windows and I accidently wiped out a GPO. I went to user config -> windows settings Internett exlorer settings and security -> security content and some message came up about...
View ArticleAdding DFS Namespace to Favorites in Windows 7 Explorer
I am trying to create a Group Policy that adds a DFS location to the favorites in Windows Explorer. I have gone to "Computer Configuration-Preferences-Windows Settings-Shortcuts", created a new...
View ArticleUsing GP prefernces with IE 10
I mistakenly installed IE 10 on my DC now as others have lost the IE Maintenance settings under user config\windows settings. I need to set a proxy server which I would normally do in those settings. I...
View ArticleWindows Server Schema Extensions in a Mixed Server 2003 R2 and 2008 R2...
Hello,Our environment consists of a central Head office running several 2008R2 domain controllers and 4 Branch offices running 2003 R2 domain controllers.Clients are mainly Windows 7 32 bit...
View ArticleAGPM 4.0 SP1 Windows 2012 - System.UnauthorizedAccessException (80070005)...
Hello, On server side - we have AGPM 4.0 SP1 on Windows 2012- domain user that is used as service has a full control ntfs permission on Archive folder. Same user is a member of: backup operators, and...
View ArticleWindows 2008r2 with IE10 Automatically Detect Settings
I recently upgrade our 2008 server to IE10 and with that we lost access to Internet Explorer Maintenance, so we have to now use Internet Setting under Control Panel Settings. The problem is now i can...
View ArticleComputer Configuration not updating successfully but User configuration does....
I have 2 servers that were recently configured and installed with Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. I have setup our Group Policy and for our DC everything updates correctly however for the other server it...
View Articlei want to disalbe sharing root drive (only C$, D$ , .... but not...
HiI have network with 400 client computer runnig windows xp , and server 2008 with domain controller . I want to enable sharing admin$ , ipc$ ,... but not share C$,d$,...... for my workstation.i do...
View ArticleCan't apply gpo to domain computer windows server 2012 .
Hello.My problem is as i said in the title than i cannot apply gpo's to computers in my domain.I did like this i have an Windows Server 2012 with AD and Domain installed , and an laptop with Windows 7...
View ArticleSoftware install GPO not applying to Windows 7 PC's
Hello all, I am trying to deploy VC++2008 to all our workstations. I was able to extract the MSI and set up a group policy for this. This has installed on all our Windows XP SP3 workstations but...
View ArticleGPO para abrir dos paginas en explorer
Buen día,Actualmente cuento con un servidor Windows 2008 R2 Standard en el cual tengo mi Domain Controller, necesito generar una política para que todos los usuarios cuando ingresen a internet explorer...
View ArticleGP Refresh Interval Not Updating Settings - Gpupdate /force does
We have a GPO where settings will change when GPUpdate /force is used. If the PC will not change these settings during the regular interval. The settings is:User Configuration\Policies\Windows...
View ArticleFolder Redireciton, Redirect to the following locations
Hi,I'm taking over a network where all the users profiles are already on the servers but the way they redirect the folders to the server us done local on the machine by pointing the folders to the...
View ArticleGroup Policy and New Profile Creation Question
Could somone please explain the order of operation of how GPO and GPP settings are applied when a user logs on to a computer for the first time (has no existing local profile and no roaming profile)....
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