Group Policy help with wired and wireless connection
We have a GPO turned on that is supposed to prohibit a wireless connection to a none domain network when a laptop is on a domain wired connection. However it just blocks the WiFi connection from...
View ArticleGPO applying, then immediately reversing
Goal: To audit account create/delete/modify events and forward them to a central server.Environment: Three local domain controllers and five other DCs across the company. Mix of 2008 and 2012...
View ArticleHow to STOP screen lock feature after display off on Win 10.
already configured the screen saver wait time to 15 min through GPO. before joined to the domain it's working perfectly. already configured below group policies, User Configuration > Administrative...
View ArticleGPO with Powershell Script suddenly not working with Windows 10 Clients
Im having a GPO that hits all computers in my domain. Suddenly after update 1903, the powershell is not run anymore. It runs fine if I from the clinet opens the sysvol unc path and run the script in...
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GPO for IE internet site
Hi,We have Windows 2012 DC and Windows 10 client. We want to add a few intranet sites to the IE intranet zone by GPO. I used the setting below in the image to add the sites. It worked, however it...
View ArticleShare folder access changing automatically
Hi,I have a DATA server which is configured as a VM. I am giving the R/W access to the domain users to the shared folders by the folder properties.But after some days the permission will be canceled...
View ArticleWhere has the Remote Assistance firewall exception gone under Windows...
Hi, I need to open up Remote Assistance for my domain workstations and I can't find the option to this via GP.The machines are running Windows 7. I can do it locally but it not through policy. The...
View ArticleApply Trusted Sites Via GPO
Hi All,Please can someone help - I am trying to apply two web sites into the trusted sites zone via GPO. It seems that it should be applied through - Computer - Administrative Templates\windows...
View ArticleGPO Windows Server In-place Upgrade
I'm looking for a way to use GPO to perform in-place upgrades of servers from 2008R2 Ent 64 bit to 2012R2 Ent 64 bit.Leonard Hoffman
View ArticleClear Group Policy Object Settings?
Is there a way to, in one command, clear a single Group Policy Object back to defaults?I have been testing various Policy Settings using one GP Object and everytime I want to setup something new, I...
View ArticleDeny group policy to security group.
I have a group policy under computer configuration (System/Removable Storage Access) deny execute access for removable drives. I'm blocking executables from USBs. I don't want this policy to apply to...
View ArticleBlock Windows Update and Feature Updates
Hi,We have SCCM setup which push the updates to user PC but when user are click on windows update button its download and install feature updates.I would like to create two policy.1. To block of...
View ArticleGroup Policy - Computer configuration was applied to users
Hi folks!Unusual behavior with group policy today; am at a loss to explain what happened. My understanding is that Computer Configurations cannot apply to users.Computer configuration settings...
View ArticleDo user policies apply to the System account?
Hi all, I haven't been able to find a clear answer on this,In a scenario where user policies are being applied to an OU with computers in it (No loopback is enabled) could these policies apply to the...
View ArticleDisable sleep mode
Prohibit use "sleep mode" so that domain users cannot change this setting without domain administrator. How?!
View ArticleFirewall rule inheritance
I have some terminal servers in their own OUs inheriting firewall rules from a parent OU. Remote desktop access through port 3389 is allowed from VLANS A, B and C. I have one server that I want to...
View ArticleDeploy multiple printers at once to the same gpo
I set up a print server on our 2008 r2 domain controller and added all 150 printers with a powershell script. I want to deploy them all to the same group policy object. In Print Management when I...
View ArticleApplocker not working
Hi there, I am creating my first user lock down policy for Windows 10 clients in a test lab, I must say I'm finding windows 10 terrible to secure with the metro apps and search functions acting like a...
View ArticleHow to STOP screen lock feature after display off on Win 10.
already configured the screen saver wait time to 15 min through GPO. before joined to the domain it's working perfectly. already configured below group policies, User Configuration > Administrative...
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WSUS Policies for Feature Upgrade System Tray Notifications
Hi, I need help understanding which GP settings control which of these notifications. Lately, I haven't really been able to get any of them to pop up, and if I do, I don't understand which setting is...
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