Group Policy for automatically adding a user to Local Admin group
I'm in a fairly unique environment that requires many of my users have local administrator privileges on their machines for development purposes. What I would like to do is implement a group policy /...
View ArticleAD password Change policy and related work
Sorry guys. I just couldn't figure out a better heading for this topic.What I am looking for is when ever a user changes hi password, is there a way to notify the user via email about the list of...
View ArticleRecursive query in Active Directory
The problem seems to be in a call to ask it to recursively find all the members from a domain group (e.g., "TESTING"). Inside Testing is the "Domain Users" group. When I query it to recursively get all...
View ArticleSpiceworks' Group Policy Management webinar: this Thurs, 5/1!
Hey everyone!Just dropping into the AD/GPO group to let you know about our upcoming webinar on Group Policy Management! Whether you're using Active Directory or LDAP, Spiceworks' very ownPeter Tsaiwill...
View ArticleClient Side Extensions
I am trying to replace an image file on all users hard drives using group policy client side extensions. The server is 2008R2 the client is Windows 7 Pro. Not sure what I am doing wrong but I cant seem...
View ArticleHow do I disable Spiceworks creating groups from Active Directory OU's?
I need to know how to disable Spiceworks from creating groups in my inventory based on Active Directory OU's I create. Everytime I create a new OU in AD, Spiceworks adds the OU as an inventory group...
View ArticleComputer accounts locked out?
We have redirected folders turned on for Desktop and Documents on our network. Just this week we've started getting calls from people who are getting the attached error. The only way I can fix this is...
View ArticleSecurity groups for share access, pros and cons?
Hi,our network shares at the minute are a bit of a mess. loads of single user entries, instead of security groups to set the permissions.our network has a load of shares, and not much in the the of...
View ArticleIE pop-up blocker & cookie settings through GPO
Can the Internet Explorer pop-up blocker and cookies be configured through GPO? We will be deploying an HR service through Paychex for our employees, and they require pop-ups and cookies for their...
View ArticleDeploying Firefox via gpo
Hi there,I created a share for the msi of firefoxcreated a gpo and assigned the package to the OU containing all the ous for the computers but when tested with one of the computers within the ou...
View ArticleWindows Azure AD for Desktops
I have always understood Azure AD to be like a hosted ADAM. I have seen people now who are talking about joining machines to Azure AD. At first I assumed they meant a virtual machine on Azure running...
View ArticleAD 2012 r2 upgrade question
Ok so I just decommission my 2003 DCs and Raise the Forest and Domain Level to 2008 r2.Well I just decommission my 2008 r2 DC and Went to try to raise the Forest and Domain level to 20120 r2 on my...
View ArticleHow can I add URLs to the favorites bar in IE10 via GPO, RSAT Windows 8/2012?
Hello all, so I need to add some URL's to IE10 Under Windows 8 from GPO but the usual path to do this (Under User Configuration --> Policies --> Windows Settings --> Internet Explorer...
View ArticlePC wants write access to logon script
I have 2 PCs on my network that want write access to the user's logon script and this is causing errors to show in the DC's event logs because they, of course, don't have write access to that...
View ArticleImplementing Active Directory - Existing Local Accounts
Hello,Recently I have added a DC to my network. I am running Windows Server 2012 with AD DS. I am doing a phased implementation, and have just added one computer to the domain. Lets call it TEST-PC. I...
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Deploy Printers with Device Settings
I have handful of Kyocera copiers (one of them is a TASKalfa 500ci). I'd like to try to deploy the drivers via GPO, and configure the device settings. The server is Windows Server 2008 R2, and the...
View ArticleIE 11 - Group Policy
Hi,I have a 2008 r2 server, I use for citrix. I am unable to set any IE 11 settings in the Group Policy editor.Group Policy editor is installed on that server, as is IE 11. I thought that the adm files...
View ArticleRemove Desktop Redirection - files disappear
We are in the process of removing our desktop redirection GPO policies and are running in to some really inconsistent issues with our test group.1) Newer users (date range undetermined so far)...
View ArticleWindows profile thats over 10 minutes to load...
I have one Active Directory user that when she logs into her two desktop computers (XP) in two different departments, it takes over 10 minutes to log in. However, if I log in with my AD account, it...
View ArticleSBS 2k3 Domain, added Server 2012 DC, the right way to update redirected folders
I've updated the existing domain and forest to a 2003 functional level, added a new server 2012 DC successfully, replication has been successful. What is the right way to go about changing the storage...
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