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150 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Deploy group policy objects tags
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Disable Cached Exchange Mode on Terminal Server
I am unable to find the administrative templates to disabled Cached Exchange Mode on a WS2025 TS I am deploying. Are these baked into some other area or is this no longer possible? When I go searching for the templates I reach a 404 page from this URL:…
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How to determine true Enabled/Disabled state of local policies (as shown in gpedit.msc)
Hello, I’m working on a local (non-domain) Windows 10-IOT machine and trying to programmatically determine whether specific local group policies are actually enabled or disabled — exactly as they appear in gpedit.msc. I’ve tried reading the corresponding…
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asked 2025-06-15T09:35:33.7166667+00:00
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Omer Yanay
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answered 2025-08-08T11:15:49.5366667+00:00
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Domic Vo
10
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Independent Advisor
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Issue Applying the GPO to ONLY Computer group
Good afternoon, I am trying to deploy a group policy that will apply a background image to only a specific group of computers. Insights: My company has on-prem servers and Azure hosted servers that are domain joined. The users (about 90) they log in to…
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asked 2025-08-05T16:33:46.4366667+00:00
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Simone Oddi
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answered 2025-08-06T02:04:00.1133333+00:00
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Geoff McKenzie
950
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Group Policy processing failed: Unable to apply Folders, Files, Services, Registry settings
I'm encountering multiple Group Policy application issues when running a policy update on a domain-joined computer. The output message shows that computer policy updated successfully, but with warnings and errors in applying specific settings. Here is…
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asked 2025-07-31T05:20:23.2566667+00:00
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Nyamsuren Purevsuren
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answered 2025-07-31T05:22:40.54+00:00
Nyamsuren Purevsuren
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How to create a GPO for Powershell block in computer objects and add exception to a specific security group? I have tried through software restriction policy ( adding path rule)and Applocker ( adding executable rule ), but not working .
How to create a GPO for Powershell block in computer objects and add exception to a specific security group? I have tried through software restriction policy ( adding path rule)and Applocker ( adding executable rule ), but not working .
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asked 2025-07-03T12:56:20.5233333+00:00
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Adarsh Mohan
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answered 2025-07-22T16:36:11.4433333+00:00
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Chen Tran
1,645
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
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User's Part of GPO not applied to Computer altough loopback GPO processing is configured
Environment is with two forests and one-way trust. Goal is to apply some user's settings for users from "domain A" loging in computers in "Domain B". In "Domain B" GPO with "loopback processing configured" (GPO#1)…
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asked 2025-03-22T08:01:29.5933333+00:00
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Haris Brkanic
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answered 2025-03-24T06:32:29.96+00:00
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Anonymous
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Locking myself out of my gaming pc
3 years ago, my micosoft account got hacked and, I got worried so I accidentally locked my gaming pc tower, I did some research and I found out that I was hacked by an mfa account so I wasn't able to log back into my Microsoft account, then a few days…
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asked 2025-03-08T21:20:17.1366667+00:00
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sean Affleck
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answered 2025-03-10T01:31:46.04+00:00
Anonymous
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Need to Remove Delete option for the Domain User's from File Server where the folder is already shared
Need to Remove Delete option for the Domain User's from File Server where the folder is already shared and user's are having Full rights for the folder. Tried to Edi the Permission and uncheck the delete option but it doesn't work. Tried to apply a group…
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asked 2025-02-26T08:28:00+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-27T05:55:43+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers
Group Policy Loopback Not Blocking Site-Based User Policy
I've got a loopback policy (Configure user Group Policy loopback processing mode = replace) targeted at an OU containing a terminal server (Windows 2022). This prevents any user policies targeted at the User OU from being applied when the user logs in…
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asked 2025-02-14T01:52:53+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-20T11:44:56+00:00
Anonymous
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Create A GPO to disable USB Storage Devices
Create A GPO to disable USB Storage Devices. Hi All, newly setup environment. ON prem AD syncing to AAD I need block access to all USB Removable storage devices but allow some users to have access. My idea is to create the policy and link it to the…
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asked 2023-12-07T10:02:09+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T19:38:49+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers
GPO failed to apply to domain computers
I've created a policy on GPO to block usb device for all domain users but it's not worked with some PCs. It seems like the policy couldn't apply to those PCs. Please help me to find the solution for this issue. Thanks!
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Deploy group policy objects
asked 2024-10-25T12:14:39+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T07:12:22+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Server 2019 Not Allowing Minimum Password Length Greater Than 14 Characters
WS 2019 GPO Minimum Password policy requires greater than 15 characters based on corp policy. GP does not allow for the policy characters to be above 14. Server is on latest build 1809 v 17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434. There is also no…
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asked 2024-11-26T20:46:56+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-06T00:46:22+00:00
Anonymous
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How to apply different wallpapers for different users using Group Policy?
I'M follow this step by step but currently still not resolved. please help me Step 1: Create the GPOs **Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)**: Press Win + R, type gpmc.msc, and press Enter. **Create the first GPO**: Right-click on…
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asked 2025-01-21T03:24:17+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-21T08:03:41+00:00
Anonymous
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Sounds admx on Windows Server 2012
Hello, we're having issue with Enhanced Audio Options in Windows Sound settings. The immediate issue is that Teams call audio is non-existing - only seems to be an issue within Teams - however, we've found resolution in manually toggling Enhanced Audio…
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asked 2025-01-29T14:30:40+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-31T12:34:44+00:00
Anonymous
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GPO Wallpaper on the client The background becomes a solid color that should be a background picture
I created a GPO Wallpaper, the result is that some users have a solid color background which should be a background picture, what should I do? Please help
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asked 2025-01-17T09:36:16+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-17T12:20:22+00:00
Anonymous
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One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
specific profile for admin rights in Windows Server AD environment
Dear colleagues :) Please could you help me with one task, that I cannot solve myself. I would need to design an account in Windows Server AD, which could install/uninstall software, but cannot add/change/remove user accounts on that server. Could that…
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asked 2024-09-17T13:37:07+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-03T10:36:56+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
GPO to prevent desktop synch
Hi, I created a Domain and an Active Directory at my office. There are several client PCs, but they got different software installed on them. Because of that, the desktop and taskbar links change order and/or delete themselves and/or arent recognized at…
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asked 2024-12-27T11:55:54+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2024-12-27T12:21:52+00:00
Anonymous
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Hyper-V VMs: processing of Group Policy failed, Windows could not resolve the computer name
My setup: Hyper-V host S: Windows Server 2025 datacenter Extensible switch T: SET team of 2 NICs 3 VMs, V1, V2, and V3, hosted on the above server, each: Windows Server 2025 datacenter Virtual NIC connected to extensible switch T (see…
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asked 2025-01-15T10:51:04+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-15T12:48:11+00:00
Anonymous
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how to disable xbox at startup via GPO
how to disable xbox at startup via GPO
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Deploy group policy objects
asked 2025-01-16T09:30:11+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-22T14:28:07+00:00
Anonymous
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If i apply Software restriction policy to block exe files, can't we install software remotely from third party software like desktop central on the machines
If i apply Software restriction policy in active directory using Group Policy to block exe files, can't we install software remotely from third party software like manage engine desktop central on the machines?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Deploy group policy objects
asked 2024-08-21T13:24:20+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-03T06:54:24+00:00
Anonymous