Questions tagged [group-policy]
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that control the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts.
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VirtualAlloc error 1314
On two seemingly similar Windows 10 22H2 machines, an application acts differently: on one it works and reports that it is able to use VirtualAlloc() to allocate large pages, on the other it throws ...
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How to manage windows firewall with local admin permission from a domain member machine by overriding group policy limits?
I have here a Win10 workstation machine where I have local admin right. However, I can not create firewall exceptions, because it is not allowed by the local policy. I have permission to alter the ...
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How to disable WiFi for one user using a GPO
I would like to disable WiFi for one specific user on a PC running Windows 11 Enterprise, while allowing an admin to retain WiFi usability. Preferably, this would be done with an administrative ...
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Remove Music, Pictures and Videos from This PC in the Navigation Pane
I followed this post, remove 3d objects and was able to get rid of the folders that I don't want like Music, Pictures and Videos. But under the This PC in the Navigation Pane, I am able to see those.
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Local Group Policy firewall rules not listed in GPO firewall
I have 100+ rules defined as per LGP. I can see all these rules both in Local Windows Firewall in RO mode as well as in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\FirewallRules. I also can see ...
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task scheduler library does not synch properly wit AD
I have Windows Server 2022 Datacenter 21H2 and a Windows 11 Pro 23H2 machine
I created 2 gpo-s with some scheduled tasks.
I deleted one of the tasks from windows server GPO manager but after many ...
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O365 MS Access Trust Center
I have somewhat confusing issue where I haven't had any luck with solving it.
We are switching from RDS 2k16 to RDS Data Center 2022, and from Office 2016 to Office 365.
I have defined all the GPOs ...
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Reset Windows Update settings back to default, including respective local policy, by command-line only?
I have many Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, which are in different states of windows update settings. Unfortunately, some machines have local policies active for windows update settings.
I need to ...
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enforce password complexity requirement for bitlocker passwords
I have new disk partition and I am trying to enforce a password complexity for bitlocker but it doesn't seem to work.
What I tried: In group policy editor
Computer Configuration -> Windows ...
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Up to date reference material for Group Policy Object: "Audit Object Access"
I have been investigating this policy for work, and have found this MS article. Two things concern me about it:
Despite the 2021 date, the event codes appear to be out-of-date. For example, this site ...
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How can I block these Edge and Chrome settings?
https://imgur.com/a/fVPo4DV
It says: "Your Privacy is important for Microsoft Edge... bla bla bla... " I can either click on Accept or Deny All. This always pops up when Edge is opened for ...
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How can I remove "Get Started" from the Recommended section in Windows 11 Start?
After hours of research, it seems that in windows Pro/Enterprise there is not way to remove the Recommended section in the Windows 11 Start Menu.
With that in mind, I have computers and users managed ...
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Sharing a printer with GPO fails
I have an Active Directory server (Windows Server 2019) with Print Server Enabled and a GPO for each section of the office to deploy the correct printer. All clients are windows 10 or 11.
The GPO is:
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gpo to allow local standard users to install software on windows
I have one admin account and 2 standard user accounts on a local computer and not on a domain. For example,
User A -> (Admin Account)
User B -> (Standard Account)
User General -> (Standard ...
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Windows 7 - Block Wallpaper Change BUT allow Selected Slideshow Wallpapers
System: Windows 7 Pro with SP2
Please can you help me find a solution to Allow Wallpaper Slideshow using a preselected folder BUT block anyone from changing the wallpaper.
The issue I am coming up ...
