by Alex Verboon
When creating a Group Policy Preference you can configure it to only apply once. The exact wording is “Apply once and do not reapply”. But when you are implementing such a GPP you most likely want to test the setting Read More …
While creating a new Group Policy object to enable WinRM (Windows Remote Management) on clients, I noticed some Group Policy changes that are introduced with the Windows Management Framework 3.0. The Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains the following updates: Windows Read More …
Most enterprises take advantage of Group Policies to manage security configuration settings across their server and desktop infrastructure. Usually once tested and implemented it’s assumed they get applied correctly. But can we be 100% sure that our clients and servers Read More …
Follow the below steps to disable Java in Internet Explorer with Group Policy. Open Internet Explorer, then from the Tools menu select Manage Add-ons. Locate the Java add-on, select and double click on it. Click on the Copy button to Read More …
In my previous post Repurpose PCs with Windows ThinPC I used Andrew Morgan’s ThinKiosk to replace the default Windows Shell to limit the user’s access to the local machine. ThinKiosk can be configured via the command line, the Registry Read More …
One of the new features in Windows 8 is that we can configure WLAN and WWAN cost settings. In the Windows UI this is called a metered connection. Why are these settings important? Well, when a Network is configured to Read More …
Jeremy Moskowitz, Group Policy MVP and founder of Policy Pak Software wrote up 3 Whitepapers I recommend reading. Why Group Policy Admins need PolicyPak Why SCCM Admins need PolicyPak 7 Dumb Things IT Pros do With Windows 7 & 8 Read More …
If you have tried out the Office 2013 Preview you probably noticed the SkyDrive integration within the File Open and Save dialogs in Word, Excel and other Office Applications. Personally have started using SkyDrive all the time, but I can Read More …
If you want to show your users more details of what is going on during start, logon, logoff and shutdown of a system you can enable a Group Policy setting that is called “Verbose vs normal status messages’ in Windows Read More …
There is a new Group Policy setting for Windows 8 and Server 2012 called “Location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside”. The policy can be found under Computer or User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components Read More …