Author: Alan Burchill
How to implement Internet Explorer 10 Group Policy with Windows 7
Internet Explorer 10 has been out for a while now if you are using Windows 8 however Microsoft has only just released IE 10 for Windows 7. So If you are not contemplating upgrading to Windows 8 but do want the goodness of the improved HTML 5 support of IE 10 then it might be a good time to check…
Group Policy Search Engine has moved!
If you are like me and are forever forgetting where exactly a group policy setting is location or what it was exactly called then you probably have frequented the Group Policy Search Engine (previous at gps.cloudapp.net). However this web site no longer exists but thankfully it has move to http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/. If you have never used this web site before you…
Book Review: Group Policy Fundamentals, Security, and the Managed Desktop
So before you read this review of this book I have to be up front and say that I worked on this book… So… Of course its fantastic and you must buy it. But Seriously for the better part of last year I have been spending my spare time to be the Technical Editor for Jeremy Moskowitz latest book…
How to disable Java in IE using Group Policy
You may already be aware there is a pretty serious vulnerability with Java that has just been patched (see Security Alert for CVE-2013-0422 Released ) on pretty much all versions of the program. For some people however this may get them questioning if they need Java installed at all on their computers. Personally I have uninstalled Java off my friends and…
What’s up with GPOs in Windows Server 2012
First off… Merry Christmas (or seasons greeting)… Secondly sorry I have been slack with updating my web site lately but I have been really busy at work and since Christmas Day (which is also my birthday) I have been playing lots of FarCry 3 and Star Wars The Old Republic so…. sorry… But, If you are still locking for you…
How to enable and configure Group Policy setting in Windows RT
Along with the recent release of Windows 8 Microsoft also released Windows RT which is pretty much Windows 8 designed to operate on ARM based processors. For consumers the most obvious difference of this OS is the lack of ability to run legacy software. In enterprises however the biggest missing feature is that this OS is not joinable to a…
How to use Group Policy to change the Default Lock Screen image in Windows 8
Microsoft recently release the November 2012 Cumulative Update for Windows 8/2012 that enables you to configure the default lock screen image for Windows 8 (See quote below). Enable enterprise customers to customize the default lock screen. You may have thought that this image was customisable by the users in the control panel already however this would only configure the image…
Out Now: Microsoft Office 2013 ADMX/ADML
Microsoft has just release the Office 2013 ADMX/ADML file that allow you to manage the program using Group Policy. You might note that the only the ADMX/ADML (not ADM) files are released for this version of the Office as the program is no longer supported on Windows XP. Get the ADMX/ADML from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=35554\ If you are after the settings spread…
