restrictions

It’s a universal truth—give someone access to the Windows Settings app, and suddenly your network environment is less a digital utopia and more a Wild West saloon with keyboard cowboys firing off random configurations. Whether it’s a curious intern, a well-meaning spouse, or that legendary...

Hi all, I have used Windows 10 Education for the past two years after my switch from MacOS, since I work in education. Worked fine, but certain features didn't work because they were apparently "hidden or managed by my organization". These included clipboard history (greyed out) and the option...

Hello, i was wondering if there's a strategy or something in the registry to lock the screen resolution. I have multiple PCs to handle at work and i don't want people to change the resolution of the screen. I found something in gpedit on some forums but it was for windows xp and i didnt find...

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Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to restrict access to the users$ (\\domain\users$) folder on a server ? Michael

I get this message when i klick on links in Microsoft Outlook 2007: "Operation was interrupted due to restrictions defined for this computer. Contact system administrator." Have uninstalled/reinstal but still have the same problem. Please help me fix this! :-)

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I need to restrict the action to not admin users in the tablet model: venue 10 pro. I updated win 8.1 to win 10 pro. I install the Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 downloaded from the link below. Link Removed Most of restrictions I was able to activate but: windows settings...

I just canceled my Windows 10 download request because of "Secure Boot." I find it's very disturbing to work under its conditions of inflexability. Without an option to select or deselect, Secure Boot is an irrational restriction on the individual. I hope enough people have enough gumption to...

I get this error when links are clicked (will not open) - >> this operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. The error started after I deleted Chrome. I now there is a fix, but I do not understand the instructions. Please help. Thank you

In the attached screenshot you can see what pops up every time this new user logs in to our local network domain. The server name is "goodbuddy" on "TRUCKERSREPORT" domain and it seems to be running some kind of setup right at login every time. I don't want to allow this user admin rights for...

Hi, I was wondering if this can be done. I have computers joined to the domain, and would like to lock them down so that when the user logs in using AD credentials the computer automatically executes remote desktop and uses AD credentials. We don't want the users to do anything else but use the...

My work PC is part of a domain. There appears to be some type of group policy within active directory in our domain, that - 1) Wallpaper can not be changed from desktop->right click -> personalize. (option disabled). 2) I know the image which is used as wallpaper and it's location on my PC -...

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At the moment I have the win 8.1 preview installed in my old Dell laptop which used to run Vista. It was a clean install and I never had the Windows 8 RT ( I could have it for $39.99, but I declined to do so.) Question : When the final release of Win 8.1 is available for public, do I have to...

Hello all, I need to create a user account on a Windows 7 workstation, but with strict rules. Namely, no Start Button (and therefore no Control Panel or All Programs), no Win+R, locked or maybe even removed taskbar, etc... I just want the user to be presented with a clean desktop showing only...

:mad: I just loaded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. The problem is that it is telling me that I don't have permission to open some folders and/or files and when I select large icons they don't display the picture. Also when I try to click a link in my email I get a message that the operation has...

I'm surprised not to be able to find this question; it must have an answer so simple it doesn't need asked, but here goes; So I want to deny all access to removable storage for standard users at our office on one computer. I've been able to deny that access in the user configuration branch of...

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