user configuration

Hello I am trying to set the default domain policy in the Active directory the specify the display dim brightness for the user machines. I set the rule on the group policy through the computer configuration and I can see it going through to the registry editor to see whether the policy has...

Hello everyone, I am new to networking and spent the last few days setting up a Windows Server 2016 environment with a domain controller, dhcp server and file server using VirtualBox following tutorials and doing research. All is working well and now I am now trying to wrap my head around Group...

I am using remote access to Server 2016 on a Virtual Private Server and wish to configure a user account Test to terminate after 1 hour of being disconnected. From the server Admin account I have accessed Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups-> Users -> Test and in the Sessions tab of...

Hi, We have an existing GPO that sets the desktop wallpaper of Windows 10 clients. It uses the following GPO path: User Config >Polices > Administrative Templates >Desktop >Desktop >Desktop Wallpaper It uses a network file share to read the *.jpg file and display it as the desktop wallpaper...

Hi All Expert, Good day. I have one user which is having unknown driver issue, with mouse and keyboard not being to control. The only way is through F8 disable driver signature enforcement. I have try bcdedit /set testsigning on, bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS...

I have Windows 8.1 Pro installed upgraded recently from Windows 7. Unfortunately I have a problem with the Store app constantly running at startup and it does not go away unless I manually Terminate it from the Task Manager. It seems to be ingrained with my Microsoft Account. Because even...

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...

Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 7 You customize the Power Plan by editing the GPO using the Group Policy Management Console. Under Computer Configuration or User Configuration Link Removed

[Solved] Suspicious temp files in default 'Downloads' folder Hi, everyone. :) This is my first post here. Recently I've noticed that some '.tmp' files have been created in default 'Downloads' folder of Win7 which is located at 'C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads'. Here's a pic: Link Removed -...

Windows Store in Windows 8 is the first and the only source of Modern-UI apps. You can download apps from the built-in Store app in Windows 8 but, this app can’t be uninstalled like other Windows 8 apps. But, it can be disabled easily to restrict access to Windows Store. Disabling the Store...

I lost my windows opening maximized. Now it only opens minimaized and I have to enlarge it. What did I change to cause this? I read post from a few years back and still can get the window to open maximized. Thanks

A Standard User is prompted for administrative credentials (Security Prompt) when installing a network printer even after the Point and Print Restrictions policies are applied. This may occur on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and versions of Windows... More...

Hey guys! I'm new to this forum, this is my first post but I'm in desperate need of some help! I need to update my windows but when i click "check for updates" in windows updates, I get a message that reads... "Windows update can not currently check for updates because updates on this...

I've been trying to modify the "folder picture" for a large number of folders, and to that end am going to write a script to modify the desktop.ini in each folder. The thing is, changing the desktop.ini doesn't seem to have any visible effect. If I manually change the picture (folder...

Hello All, i am hoping someone can help? Basically we are trying to add a desktop theme in W7 through a GPO through User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel\Display\Desktop Themes If i leave the box blank it installs the default W7 profile fine but we would...

Link Removed Link Removed Sometimes you might have a shared computer where you don’t want the users to be able to do a Shutdown or...

In Windows XP I used to customize Places bar locations in a Common Dialog (Open/Save As) boxes to my choice of folders. Can this be done in Win 7? The way I did it in WIN XP is Using Group Policy editor in Windows XP Professional , I would Type GPEDIT.MSC in the Start, Run Navigate to this...

We have an issue here at work. We changed storage servers and as a result, we changed the computer name of the servers. Offline Files with XP are enough of a headache, but now I cannot figure out how to adjust each user's computer accordingly to synchronize to the NEW storage server and NOT the...

Just recently installed Windows 7 and I am unable to set a screensaver. When I go to personalize -> Screensaver the dropdown to select a screensaver is greyed out and I am unable to set one. I also have Win 7 installed on my laptop and do not have this issue. Has anyone run into any video...

The "All Programs" menu off of the start menu isn't working any more, at least not when logged in as me (it works logged in as Administrator). I think this is related to the fact that I move a lot of stuff off of my C: drive (SSD) onto the E: drive, with Junctions to make the paths from C...