Author: Alan Burchill
Windows 10 on ARM Group Policy Support
Microsoft has release a video on Channel 9 called Windows 10 on ARM which mostly answers the question, does Windows 10 on ARM support Group Policy. This is of course an important question as the earlier version of Windows that ran on an ARM processor was Windows RT and it only have very limited local group policy support (see How…
Managing ADMX and ADML files for Windows 10
How to manage missing Group Policy settings with the new ADMX/ADML files from Microsoft.
Microsoft will not be releasing Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10 Redstone 2
Every time Microsoft releases a version of Windows 10 they also release a new version of the Remote Server Admin Tools. These tools are of course very important for any Group Policy Administrator as they contain the latest version of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). However, with this release of Windows 10 history is going to change. This time,…
How to disable SMB 1 on Windows 7 via Group Policy to Prevent WannaCry
Update 1: These instructions will mitigate WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt virus propagation on Windows 7 and later (Windows 10 is not affected). For more technical details about the virus see Troy Hunts blog at https://www.troyhunt.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-wannacrypt-ransomware/ In case you have not got the message yet SMB 1 protocol Bad and that according to Microsoft you should “Stop using SMB1â€. Not…
How to disable SSL v2 and SSL v3 on Windows Server via Group Policy
In this article I will show you how to disable the SSL v2 and SSL v3 protocols on the Windows Server so that it no longer offers the depreciated (a.k.a. Broken) SSL v2 and v3 security protocols. It also does not hurt if you apply this policy settings to your Windows client computers in case any of them have IIS with digital certificate enabled….
How to disable SSL v2 and SSL v3 on the client via Group Policy
This article will show you how to disabled SSL v2 and SSL v3 on browsers on the client using Group Policy. SSL v2 and SSL v3 protocols for a long time has been considered to be broken protocols thanks to the many vulnerabilities found in these protocols like BEAST and POODLE to name but a few. While all newer browsers…
Using Edge in the Enterprise – Ignite Australia 2017
This is a video of the Using Edge in the Enterprise session I did at Ignite Australia 2017. This session covers the recent improvements in Edge in Windows 10 and how the new Group Policy features can enabled it to be used in the Enterprise. I also cover some of the new features such as Favourite Synchronisation and Windows Defender Application Guard that…
How to synchronise Internet Explorer Favourites with Edge
In the latest release of Windows 10 insider preview (Build 15002) there is a new policy setting added that allows you to sync the IE Favourites with Edge. This policy setting allow you as an IT administrator to not have to setup the browser favourites in multiple locations thus reducing duplication of effort. Previously you may have had Group Policy…
