Clear Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths lists with scripting?
Hi,I would like to know if it's possible to clear the list of "Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths" with a script?cmd or vbs, or *.reg files, but I'm not sure which key it corresponds...
View ArticlePrevent Authenticated user adding to domain
Hi, I have been trying to remove normal user's permission of joining to the domain. By default any authenticated users can join to domain for 10 times. I have removed authenticated users from...
View ArticleHow can I block Domain Admins from mounting drives from a PC that joined the...
Hi,Is it possible to deny an Domain Admins from doing netlogon to a PC that joined a domain? I mean, something like this:net use \\XX\C$ Z:Now he mounted the remote drive, and .. could possibly steal...
View ArticleGPO doesn't work with WIN7 IE8 home page
OS: win7 enterprise service pack1 enterprise image deployed through Microsoft WDSIE: 8problem: by default, home page comes with image is our intranet page, a GPO has been created to change the home...
View ArticleAdding Service Setting to GPO in 2008 R2 Prevents Win7 from Loading GPO
I logged in to a DC running Server 2008 R2 and added the Remote Registry service to the GPO with startup as Automatic (I didn't set anything else on the service) under Computer Configuration ->...
View ArticleHow to use group policy to push mseinstall in Small Business Server 2011
I'd like to require mseinstall (Microsoft Security Essentials) to bea required install on the setup of join of a new machine to the domain (SBS 2011). I recall doing this in SBS 2003, but have...
View ArticleNeed help redirecting Users Home Directories to network share via GPO
I have a project to redirect all my users Documents (or My Documents) folder to their Z: drive, which is their networked personal drive. I have the GPO setup with the following settings: User...
View ArticleGPO to kill disconnected and idle RDP connections
HelloI'm looking for a way to Kill RDP connection with idle & disconnected state. the server's owners usually connect to the servers from their PCs to the servers using the Remote Desktop...
View ArticleDisable Adobe Reader Add-on in IE Won't Work
Hi,I’m having an issue where I can’t disable the Adobe PDF Reader add-on in IE through GPO. What happens is the add-on says that it is disabled, but PDFs still open inside of IE.If I don’t apply any...
View ArticleScheduled Task
Hi, A couple of issues. is there away to modify the template for Scheduled Task for the task to run 5 or 15mins after start up?. The only options are 30seconds,1min or 30mins but none of these fit...
View ArticleDesktop Wallpaper GPO Problem
I have a bit of a strange one, I have a GPO set up to deploy a specific wallpaper to users in a particular OU.I only have two settings enabled, "Desktop Wallpaper" and "Prohibit Changes", the desktop...
View ArticleHow to reverse My Document Redirection - Server 2008. Only reverse My Music,...
Hi everyone.We had the following My Documents Group Policy enabled for Documents, My Music, My Pictures and My Videos:TargetSetting: Basic - Redirect everyone's folder to the same...
View ArticleUnable to apply GPO to computers within a security group
Hi all,I tried searching for solution but I haven't found anything so far.I'm running Win server 2003 and I linked a software deploy policy to an OU containing a global security group with 10 member...
View ArticleFolder redirection is still being applied on a slow link?!?!
For a particular reason, I **want** my client to think that it's on a slow link. So I set the slow-link threshold to 999,000, which is way above the detected value of around 330,000. The Group Policy...
View ArticleAdvanced Audit Policy Mixed OS
Hi, Just for a bit of clarification if possible, I am configuring the AAP for a domain that has 300 domain controllers that are a mix of W2K3, W2K8 and W2K8r2. From reading these settings are only for...
View ArticleTerminal Servers applying users GPO from other domain
We have some terminal servers and starting to have users from another domain in the forest login into it. The problem we are having is that those users have GPOs from their domain trying to apply to...
View ArticleImport XML file to Group Policy Preferences Registry
Hello, I am attempting to import a converted registry to xml file into Group Policies preferences. Based on tutorials, I should be able to drag and drop the xml file through the Group Policy...
View ArticleAdd Doman Users and Groups For a Windows Group Policy managment server 2008 R2
Currently I am Having 22 PCS running Windows 8 of which i want to add group policy to only 10 of them for Disabling Windows updateSo how to do thatThanks and Regards Anurag Shetti
View ArticleUpdating Host File Through Group Policy
Hi how can I update the Host File for a computer through group policy?I cant use DNS because other departments will get affected as well. Is there any other way to enforce Host File Distribution from...
View Articleapplying group policy local users and groups policy - after running all...
Hi There,Having just patched a 2008 R2 server up (no group policy settings have been changed) upon reboot it sits at the above message, so far it has been there for an hour.I have verbose messages...
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