Server 2012r2 lock screen GPO
Windows 8.1 lock-screen image has been changed via GPO, now i can see the path change in the registry on the target machine directing it to look for the image file (local or network share) and any...
View ArticleHow to set Google Chrome as the default browser in group policy
Hello all,Firstly, huge apologies if this has already been asked, but I had a bit of a trawl through some posts from Spiceworks past, and couldn't quite find something which answered my question.What I...
View ArticleRemoving IE Favorites
On Internet Explorer there are a few defaults Favourites folders such as:MSN WebsitesMicrosoft WebsitesWindows LiveHow do I remove them via GPO or something?
View ArticleRequire a script to find the computer objects in multiple domain
Hi All,I have around 150 Windows servers to which I need to find out if these exists in AD or not.The problem is I have around 10 domains and I need to find out the servers exist in those 10 domains...
View ArticleEmail warnings for expiring passwords
Just wondering, who out there sends emails to users when their AD passwords are expiring soon? And if you do, what do you currently use? I have been thinking of writing a short script, but if there are...
View ArticleBlock all Internet per user Group Policy
Is there a way to block all web traffic via Group Policy at the user level. I want to block a user from sufing from any browser (not just IE). I do not want to block the computer as the computers are...
View ArticleIE10 Group Policy Settings on Server 2008 R2 SP1
Hi Guys,Ive been searching all over the web and have been getting mixed responses when it comes to trying to administrer IE10 Group Policy settings on Server 2008 R2 SP1. In my environment ive got 2...
View ArticleLabel a Mapped Network Drive via script (not GPP)
Hi,OK - question first, then I'll explain why.Basically, we want to be able to label a drive while mapping it, via a login script.We could easily do this using Active Directory and GPP but...
View ArticleCustom attributes in windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2
i create custom attribute in windows 2008 R2 DFL and FFL level, will that cary over when i migrate to Windows 2012 R2 or it will cause any issue or need some extra modification after migration?
View ArticleGroup policy exclusion not working
HelloI implemented a Crypto locker group policy as suggested in the third tear article. http://www.thirdtier.net/2013/10/cryptolocker-prevention-kit-updates/The owner of the company does not want to be...
View ArticleNTFS Security ID's after moving Users
Hello all,I was restructuring my AD Users and Computers yesterday and now all the NTFS permissions have been switched from names to what I believe are security ID's(S-bunch of numbers and hyphens). I...
View ArticleGroup Policy for Printers... Hmmm...
Hey Spiceheads!So here's one for the community: Recently, we have experienced an upsurge in "pirate printing", in the sense that our users are changing the printer settings on their local machines in...
View ArticleDNS Servers
Were do I define what DNS servers clients use? I believe it's part of DHCP? If so, where are there setup?
View ArticleTransferring FSMO Roles
On our old domain we have 3 domain controllers, 1 Server 2003 that is is the "Primary" domain controller, and 2 Server 2008 Servers (not R2) that are backup domain controllers. I want to "promote" one...
View ArticleScheduling Windows Defender Update and Scan via Group Policy
I'm trying to set up Group Policy to force an update of definitions and full scan every night at midnight.Google will only show me how to deactivate Defender.Any Ideas?
View Articleoperation master Active directory
is there a way that i can see who was operation master reason i think one of our DC was operation master it was power down. i think when this happen another DC took up the role as operation master...
View ArticleWindow server 2008 r2 GPO policy
Hello friend,I want to asking one question is that. I am a new system administrator just experience is some few month, my manager is given to me some task is, i want to do a.1.) In my network 50 PC's...
View ArticleActive Directory Firewall policies
Hello all!We used to run an NT domain and are now in the process of migrating to our new domain running AD DSWe're rolling out certain policies to the computers and users, mainly running tests on a few...
View ArticleActive Directory Domain
Dear AllThank you to those who have helped me with my last questions. Recently I got a problem in configuring a domain name for Active Directory. Please see the details of the problem belowI got a...
View ArticleGroup Policy Registry Key not updating
Follow on from here:http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/458009-do-you-want-to-make-ie-your-default-gpoTurns out the GPO only applies to IE10 and above, and we're stuck on IE9. D'oh!I'm using...
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