Group Policy is a built-in feature of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Group Policy allows administrators to automatically configure myriad options within the OS. These policies can be configured, and applied, either locally to the computer via Local Group Policy or remotely within an ...
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Extremely Slow Login: Group Policy Printers
I'm having a few issues with a specific GPO that's causing 5+ minute delays on logins (not just initial logins either). The server is running Windows Server 2012
I'm adding printers under ...
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How to enable Kerberos Authentication Service auditing on 2008 server
I have a 2008-level Windows domain running 5 x 2008 (non-R2) DCs (it's on the roadmap to migrate to R2 or possibly 2012 in the next 9-12 months, but this project needs to be working first), and I need ...
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what does local group policy do in Dc?
when you have a dc, in fact you don't have LSD because it has migrated to GSD .But if you type Gpedit.msc in Run box it will open local group policy console .
I've read that policies you have set in ...
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Invalid directory pathname trying to back up GPO
DFSR replication seems to be broken in my domain, and before starting to fix that, I wanted to take backups of the current Group Policy Objects. However, I am unable to back up the Default Domain ...
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How do you manage “network locations” through domain group policies?
I know how to map network drives through GPOs, but I would like to map a "network location":
I know how to add those on the workstation itself through Windows Explorer:
But I don't know how to ...
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Group policy issues
We are having an issue on one of our clients relatively new sbs installs.
The domain consists of a single SBS 2011 server with 4 Windows 7 clients and 3 XP clients. Most of the time everything is ...
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Processing of group policy failed - Only on 32bit machines
When forcing a group policy update I get the following messgae, but only on 32bit windows machines. 64bit works fine. Running windows 7.
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not ...
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Logon script does not run for all users
We have a standalone common-use workstation running Windows XP Pro SP3 and have created a script using Javascript (scriptname.js) that is to be run for each user. The file was added as a user logon ...
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Windows XP not mapping drives after logging into a windows 7 PC
Bit of background. We map out network drives via GPO. This works fine for both XP and windows 7 clients. The GPO’s are served by a Win2008R2 DC.
I have a user that has to works in 2 departments. The ...
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Enabling SSL for Remote Desktop
Ok so I'm trying to remove a number of my systems from our Nessus scan from having this medium vulnerability.
http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=18405
I set the following GPO ...
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Is there a way to disable file browse dialogs in IE/Windows Explorer?
We have an application that runs as a custom shell/kiosk in windows. One part of this application provides access to a web portal (via a .NET BrowserControl).
The problem is this web portal allows ...
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Network Topology Discovery – Windows 7 Via GPO
I wish to enable Network Discovery on my network (For various reasons) I need to apply this via GPO due to the nature of our setup. This is on a Windows 2008 R2 Domain with Windows 7/XP Clients.
I ...
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Using GPO to install/update java on windows terminal servers
We've been using GPO to manage java + reader installs on user PCs for a while now... I'm wondering if there would be any issue using the same method on terminal servers.
How do you handle switching ...
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GPO still applying old setting
AD functional level: 2003
4 DCs: One Server '03 R2 (SP2), three Server '08 R2s.
GPO: ADM for Microsoft Communicator created a few years ago.
Usage: The ADM does a few things, but one of which is ...
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Group Policy Preference not applied automatically
DC - Windows Server 2008 R2
Client OS - Window XP
I have applied USB block Group Policy Preference setting for Window XP ( i.e Registry setting & usbstor.inf, usbstor.pnf denied policy ).
But ...
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Is MSIZAP still useful, or is it obsolete?
I update flash using MSI files installed by group policy. However, with every update, about a third of the workstations fail to update (Windows Vista and Windows 7 32/64-bit editions). In the event ...
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IE: Cannot disable Settings button under Browsing history via group policy
Windows XP Pro SP3, IE8 (8.0.6001.18702), within local gpedit.msc I did the below:
User Config/Admin Temp/Windows Comp/IE
enabled: disable changing temporary internet file settings
User ...
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GPO Templates Resource?
I am in the process of designing the group policies for my organization, and I'm wondering if there is somewhere I can go to look at templates, to see how other people have set theirs up, and even ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Software Deployment on Active Directory - Schema Issue
We have two servers, one running Windows Server 2003 SP2 and one running Windows Server 2008 R2. Both servers have their own versions of Group Policy Management (1.0.2 on 2003 and 6.0.0.1 on 2008).
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Block or disable Ad-hoc connection
Is there any GPO or registry setting to block Ad-hoc connection in Window XP and Window 7.
Please note that, We can't block Wireless connection, as user goes out of Office, for meeting client.
I have ...
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Automatic binding of Windows 8 account with Live ID
Is it possible to do automatic binding of Windows 8 account with Live ID thru GPO, scripts, or some sort automated way that will basically do it for everyone in domain. There is an assumption that ...
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“hkcu\volatile environment” missing, hkcu\environment not read
This question is very similar to this one. Suddenly, my "HKCU\Volatile Environment" keys disappeared, and my system no longer reads HKCU\Environment unless I reset it explicitly using SETX (which I ...
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Single Sign On 802.1x Wireless - saying “Connecting to <SSID>”, hangs for 10 seconds, fails with “Unable to connect to <SSID>, Logging on…”.
We are implementing WiFi on Windows 7 machines in our corporate environment. Machines should be able to log into the domain by WiFi as the Machine (Pre-Logon), and as the User (Post-Logon). We have ...
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updating drive mapping GPO programmatically using powershell
I have a Group Policy in a domain that have lots of drive mapping settings.
I would like to change the path for a lot of these servers in this gpo with powershell if possible. I know i could do this ...
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Manage Multiple Local Group Policy objects (GPO) with Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM)?
Is it possible to manage Multiple Local Group Policy objects (LGPO) with Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM)? Specifically, I want to create different a LGPO for non-administrators. These are ...
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Windows 8 profile creation video
I have a piece of software that deploys a local account on workstations via an MSI and creates a profile for it. In versions of windows prior to windows 8, the first time this account was used it ...
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Group Policy Folder Redirection deleted my Documents folder
OK so i have a server 2008 R2 server with AD.
I created a group policy for folder redirection of the documents folder and applied it.
I logged on with my work machine (windows 7 32 bit) and the folder ...
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task scheduler - run interactively as any user with admin credentials
I'm trying to deploy a scheduled task with a GPO.
The task is set to run at login and executes a batch file, which then executes an EXE file.
However, I also need it to be interactive and run with ...
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Windows 7 Screen Saver timeout problems using GPO
In our Windows 2003 domain, we are enforcing screensavers with timeouts through GPO. The settings currently in effect are.
Screen Saver = Enabled
Screen Saver executable name =Enabled and ...
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Is GPP Item Level Targeting any faster or slower than WMI filtering?
I need to filter a GPO so that it only applies if an application is installed. From what I can see, I should be able to do this either with WMI or with GPP item level targeting. Is there a performance ...
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Active Directory Mapped Drive won't stay connected
WinSrv08R2. I have a drive mapped to Win7 clients via Group Policy that's on another computer (an OS X server, mapped via "\serverIP\folder"). EVERY time the user logs out and then back in, it pops up ...
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Why is my access being denied when I am an adminstrator on my Windows Server 2003 Installation?
I have recently been made an Administrator on our server (running Win Server 2003) and have been given all the same permissions and made part of the same groups as our other admin but when I try to ...
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Group Policy for a Kiosk application
I have a Windows application (WPF), which I have run in a Kiosk scenario, limiting the user's access to other functionalities except the application itself.
Reading this article ...
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Specify attribute's minimum length
I'm implementing a new infrastructure which will include a kind of Microsoft's GPO using ldap, dns, dhcp and pam.
I'm creating a new schema to store the information I need, and I have a groupPolicyId ...
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Configuring Outlook Social Connector for SharePoint via Group Policy
Its possible to configure whether the Social functionality of Outlook is enabled or disabled via Group Policy, however, it would be nice to actually setup the SharePoint social connector for Outlook ...
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NTP problems in one AD OU?
We have one domain with OU's for each geographic site. We have five physical sites; one in Asia, two in Europe, and two in the U.S. (not sure if this might have any bearing on the situation).
One ...
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FullArmor ADMX Editor: Does it work correctly/well for admx files?
I am currently creating some admx files. I found the FullArmor ADMX Migrator from Microsoft which also includes an ADMX editor. However, when using this editor I found the outputs quite strange. For ...
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Supress 'server properties' options in printers dialog
is there a way to supress the 'server properties' options (and the other
one's) via GPO on Windows Server 2008? I don't want the user to see the print server settings etc.
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Win2008R2: Selecting files inside a browser and his file dialog
This happens only in the "file choose" dialog, not for example in windows explorer:
Open IE Goto gmail.com
login and Compose new email
Click on "Attach file"
Dialog pops up Try to select multiple ...
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Windows GPO “Allow Remote Shell Access”, where to set 'False' once you enable it?
OS : Windows 7 64 bit
Under Local Group Policy Editor > Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Remote Shell >
there is a policy ...
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Cross-forest GPO between 2003 and 2008 Denied Beacuse it's “Inaccessible”
I have a two-way, non-transitive trust between two forests and domains, "W2003" and "W2008".
In W2008 I have a GPO with user settings linked to a machine OU containing machine "Server". The GPO ...
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EventID 4098 : Group Policy Power Options gets Access Denied when applying a power scheme
I created a Group Policy Preference on my Server 2008 R2 DC to Update the Always On power scheme and make that the Active Scheme.
I see the GPO apply in GPResult but the power settings do not ...
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Group Policy Screensaver's
Recently my company has decided that you must have the company wallpaper and screensaver.
I have created two GPO's to do this applying to users within the domain, the first GPO applies the wallpaper ...
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Roaming profiles Win2K8 and deployed printers
I am having an issue with deployed printers using group policy and the 2008 print server.
The print server is actually 2 servers setup in a failover cluster (server 2k8 x64) running a print server as ...
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Tips for troubleshooting 2008R2 GPO settings on 2008 servers
I have a 2008-level Windows domain running 5 x 2008 (non-R2) DCs (it's on the roadmap to migrate to R2 or possibly 2012 in the next 9-12 months, but this project needs to be working first), and I need ...
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Changing HKCR registry key with group policy
I'm trying to change permissions of some keys in HKCR (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) to get a misbehaving program working. I originally tried to script it, but realized that group policy can handle the change ...
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Windows clients XP and 2000 “Log spooler information events” through GPO
I have some clients (XP and 2000) on which I would like to enable printing of documents on local printers. Therefor I need to enable "Log spooler information events" on the Advanced Tab of the Print ...
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Use default gateway on Remote Computer gets unchecked by GPO
A little GPO issue here, someone was playing around in the GPO's and now we have an issue that we can't figure out. We have Win7 images that use PPTP connections to connect to our backend. When the ...
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Is there Google Chrome Frame Group Policy that overrides the x-ua-compatible header?
This question is similar to this one, but I have a few more questions.
We currently have GCF deployed and white listed to only render sites in GCF if it falls within our domain AND if the proper ...
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Can't save credentials in group policy scheduled task
I've created a scheduled task inside a group policy, an update task under computer configuration. I need the task to run whether or not the user it's running under is logged in, so I select the ...
