Group Policy

I was working on a project where I faced an issue related to remote desktop services. I could not login to the domain controller located in a remote site. The domain controller refused to allow me in.…

In this post we will look at steps to configure shutdown event tracker on local computer. When you install Windows 7 OS, shutdown event tracker is not enabled by default. The Shutdown Event Tracker is…

Group Policy Auditing using LepideAuditor Suite - LepideAuditor Suite includes set of tools for auditing Active Directory, Exchange Server, Group Policy, SharePoint, SQL Server and File Server. As you…

In this post I will show you the steps to modify the Group Policy refresh interval for windows computers. By default the GP refresh interval is 90 minutes. This steps covered in this post is…

In this post we will see how to turn off Windows Defender using group policy. Windows Defender is malware protection that is included with and built into Windows 10. This software helps identify and…

The post details the steps to configure Group Policy for LAPS. This is the third and final post that covers the group policy configuration of LAPS. In this post we will modify some of the group…

Disable or Prevent Shutdown Option using Group Policy Few years ago when i was working as system admin, I was asked to apply a group policy to prevent the users from shutting down their computer. The…

In this post we will see how to set Internet Explorer home page via GPO. There are various ways to set a home page in internet explorer. We will looking at the most simplest and easiest way to do…

In this post we will see the steps for deploying the client certificate for windows computers. This post is a part of Deploy PKI Certificates for SCCM 2012 R2 Step by Step Guide. In the previous post…

If you are asked to deploy to a specific wallpaper in your organization, then group policy will be one of your choice. Note that there are many other ways to deploy wallpaper. In this post we will see…