How to use Group Policy to Enabled/Disable Outlook 2010 Social Connector (a.k.a. People Pane)
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Group Policy Setting of the Week 14 — Prevent access to registry editing tools
This weeks setting is another is another oldie but a goodie that is commonly used to lock down SOE's so that users can use the registry editor. It is called "Prevent access to registry editing tools" which us a user setting found under User Configura...
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How to use Group Policy to make USB drives read only on Windows XP
One of the great new features with Windows 7 was Bitlocker to Go that enabled IT Administrators to ensure that all data written to USB drives is encrypted. In conjunction with this new feature Microsoft also added another option called "Deny write ac...
Continue Reading →Loopback Policy Processing Debug Series – Replace Mode | CB5 Blog
Now all three post's by Rich Crandall showing in great detail the modes of Group Policy Loopback. * [Loopback Policy Processing Debug Series — Normal Mode](
Loopback Policy Processing Debug Series – Merge Mode | CB5 Blog
Rich has just posted Part 2 of the in depth look at at loopback group policy processing has just been posted. Check it out at [CB5 Blog | Loopback Policy Processing Debug Series — Merge Mode](
Loopback Policy Processing Debug Series – Normal Mode | CB5 Blog
Ever wanted to know how loopback group policy really worked. Well Rich Crandall on the CB5 Blog has just done a the first post in a three part series talking about how loopback policy is applied. Check it out at [CB5 Blog | Loopback Policy Processin...
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Group Policy Setting of the Week 13 — Files
This week I have selected the Group Policy preference "Files" setting which can be found under either Users or Computers > Preferences > Windows Settings > Files. I commonly see the file update option used where a licence file or a single .exe applic...
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Group Policy setting(s) of the Week 12 — Prevent changing desktop background & Desktop Wallpaper
This weeks setting of the week is a double header but they are really simple but so commonly used that they really have to be mentioned. The first setting is found under User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Pers...
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How to install and use Advanced Group Policy Management (a.k.a AGPM) v4
Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) allows organisation to implement change control and versioning to their Active Directory Group Policies. This allows multiple people to edit Group Policy Object (GPO) with their changes going live the instant t...
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