Block websites on Internet Explorer 11 using group policy
hi everyone,
i have been trying to block website for domain users using group policy windows server r2 for IE the problem is in internet properties content adviser option is not active.
thanks in advance
This is how you enable content adviser User Configuration -> Administrative
Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control
Panel -> Content Page
Cant see a way to edit the content thereafter via GP however
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Thanks in advance.<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-16" http-equiv="Content-Type" /><title>SFDN\testuser</title> <style type="text/css">body { background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #666666; color:#000000; font-size:68%;
font-family:MS Shell Dlg; margin:0,0,10px,0; word-break:normal; word-wrap:break-word; } table { font-size:100%; table-layout:fixed; width:100%; } td,th { overflow:visible; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; } .title { background:#FFFFFF;
border:none; color:#333333; display:block; height:24px; margin:0px,0px,-1px,0px; padding-top:4px; ; table-layout:fixed; width:100%; z-index:5; } .he0_expanded { background-color:#FEF7D6; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#3333CC; cursor:hand; display:block;
font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:8px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he1_expanded { background-color:#A0BACB; border:1px solid
#BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:20px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:8px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he1h_expanded
{ background-color: #7197B3; border: 1px solid #BBBBBB; color: #000000; cursor: hand; display: block; font-family: MS Shell Dlg; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; height: 2.25em; margin-bottom: -1px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 8px;
padding-right: 5em; padding-top: 4px; ; width: 100%; } .he1 { background-color:#A0BACB; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:20px;
margin-right:0px; padding-left:8px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he2 { background-color:#C0D2DE; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em;
margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:30px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:8px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he3 { background-color:#D9E3EA; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%;
font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:40px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:11px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he4 { background-color:#E8E8E8; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block;
font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:50px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:11px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he4h { background-color:#E8E8E8; border:1px solid #BBBBBB;
color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:55px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:11px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he4i { background-color:#F9F9F9;
border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:55px; margin-right:0px; padding-bottom:5px; padding-left:21px; padding-top:4px; ; width:100%; } .he5 { background-color:#E8E8E8;
border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:60px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:11px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; ;
width:100%; } .he5h { background-color:#E8E8E8; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; padding-left:11px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:65px; margin-right:0px;
; width:100%; } .he5i { background-color:#F9F9F9; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:65px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:21px; padding-bottom:5px; padding-top:
4px; ; width:100%; } DIV .expando { color:#000000; text-decoration:none; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; ; right:10px; text-decoration:underline; z-index: 0; } .he0 .expando { font-size:100%; } .info, .info3, .info4,
.disalign { line-height:1.6em; padding:0px,0px,0px,0px; margin:0px,0px,0px,0px; } .disalign TD { padding-bottom:5px; padding-right:10px; } .info TD { padding-right:10px; width:50%; } .info3 TD { padding-right:10px; width:33%; } .info4 TD, .info4 TH { padding-right:10px;
width:25%; } .info TH, .info3 TH, .info4 TH, .disalign TH { border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding-right:10px; } .subtable, .subtable3 { border:1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-left:0px; background:#FFFFFF; margin-bottom:10px; } .subtable TD, .subtable3 TD { padding-left:10px;
padding-right:5px; padding-top:3px; padding-bottom:3px; line-height:1.1em; width:10%; } .subtable TH, .subtable3 TH { border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; font-weight:normal; padding-left:10px; line-height:1.6em; } .subtable .footnote { border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC;
} .subtable3 .footnote, .subtable .footnote { border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC; } .subtable_frame { background:#D9E3EA; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom:10px; margin-left:15px; } .subtable_frame TD { line-height:1.1em; padding-bottom:3px; padding-left:10px;
padding-right:15px; padding-top:3px; } .subtable_frame TH { border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; font-weight:normal; padding-left:10px; line-height:1.6em; } .subtableInnerHead { border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC; } .explainlink { color:#000000;
text-decoration:none; cursor:hand; } .explainlink:hover { color:#0000FF; text-decoration:underline; } .spacer { background:transparent; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#FFFFFF; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; height:10px; margin-bottom:-1px;
margin-left:43px; margin-right:0px; padding-top: 4px; ; } .filler { background:transparent; border:none; color:#FFFFFF; display:block; font:100% MS Shell Dlg; line-height:8px; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:53px; margin-right:0px; padding-top:4px; ; } .container
{ display:block; ; } .rsopheader { background-color:#A0BACB; border-bottom:1px solid black; color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:130%; font-weight:bold; padding-bottom:5px; text-align:center; } .rsopname { color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell
Dlg; font-size:130%; font-weight:bold; padding-left:11px; } .gponame{ color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:130%; font-weight:bold; padding-left:11px; } .gpotype{ color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; padding-left:11px;
} #uri { color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; padding-left:11px; } #dtstamp{ color:#333333; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; padding-left:11px; text-align:left; width:30%; } #objshowhide { color:#000000; cursor:hand; font-family:MS
Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; margin-right:0px; padding-right:10px; text-align:right; text-decoration:underline; z-index:2; word-wrap:normal; } #gposummary { display:block; } #gpoinformation { display:block; } @media print { #objshowhide{ display:none;
} body { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .title { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he0_expanded { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he1h_expanded { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he1_expanded { color:#000000; border:1px
solid #000000; } .he1 { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he2 { color:#000000; background:#EEEEEE; border:1px solid #000000; } .he3 { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he4 { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he4h { color:#000000;
border:1px solid #000000; } .he4i { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he5 { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he5h { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } .he5i { color:#000000; border:1px solid #000000; } } v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style> <script language="vbscript"> <!-- '================================================================================ ' String "strShowHide(0/1)" ' 0 = Hide all mode. ' 1 = Show all mode. strShowHide = 1 'Localized
strings strShow = "show" strHide = "hide" strShowAll = "show all" strHideAll = "hide all" strShown = "shown" strHidden = "hidden" strExpandoNumPixelsFromEdge = "10px" Function IsSectionHeader(obj)
IsSectionHeader = (obj.className = "he0_expanded") Or (obj.className = "he1h_expanded") Or (obj.className = "he1_expanded") Or (obj.className = "he1") Or (obj.className = "he2") Or (obj.className = "he3")
Or (obj.className = "he4") Or (obj.className = "he4h") Or (obj.className = "he5") Or (obj.className = "he5h") End Function Function IsSectionExpandedByDefault(objHeader) IsSectionExpandedByDefault = (Right(objHeader.className,
Len("_expanded")) = "_expanded") End Function ' strState must be show | hide | toggle Sub SetSectionState(objHeader, strState) ' Get the container object for the section. It's the first one after the header obj. i = objHeader.sourceIndex
Set all = objHeader.parentElement.document.all While (all(i).className <> "container") i = i + 1 Wend Set objContainer = all(i) If strState = "toggle" Then If objContainer.style.display = "none" Then SetSectionState
objHeader, "show" Else SetSectionState objHeader, "hide" End If Else Set objExpando = objHeader.children.item(1) If strState = "show" Then objContainer.style.display = "block" objExpando.innerText = strHide ElseIf strState
= "hide" Then objContainer.style.display = "none" objExpando.innerText = strShow End If End If End Sub Sub ShowSection(objHeader) SetSectionState objHeader, "show" End Sub Sub HideSection(objHeader) SetSectionState objHeader,
"hide" End Sub Sub ToggleSection(objHeader) SetSectionState objHeader, "toggle" End Sub '================================================================================ ' When user clicks anywhere in the document body, determine if user
is clicking ' on a header element. '================================================================================ Function document_onclick() Set strsrc = window.event.srcElement While (strsrc.className = "sectionTitle" Or strsrc.className = "expando"
Or strsrc.className = "vmlimage") Set strsrc = strsrc.parentElement Wend ' Only handle clicks on headers. If Not IsSectionHeader(strsrc) Then Exit Function ToggleSection strsrc window.event.returnValue = False End Function '================================================================================
' link at the top of the page to collapse/expand all collapsable elements '================================================================================ Function objshowhide_onClick() Set objBody = document.body.all Select Case strShowHide Case 0 strShowHide
= 1 objshowhide.innerText = strShowAll For Each obji In objBody If IsSectionHeader(obji) Then HideSection obji End If Next Case 1 strShowHide = 0 objshowhide.innerText = strHideAll For Each obji In objBody If IsSectionHeader(obji) Then ShowSection obji End
If Next End Select End Function '================================================================================ ' onload collapse all except the first two levels of headers (he0, he1) '================================================================================
Function window_onload() ' Only initialize once. The UI may reinsert a report into the webbrowser control, ' firing onLoad multiple times. If UCase(document.documentElement.getAttribute("gpmc_reportInitialized")) <> "TRUE" Then '
Set text direction Call fDetDir(UCase(document.dir)) ' Initialize sections to default expanded/collapsed state. Set objBody = document.body.all For Each obji in objBody If IsSectionHeader(obji) Then If IsSectionExpandedByDefault(obji) Then ShowSection obji
Else HideSection obji End If End If Next objshowhide.innerText = strShowAll document.documentElement.setAttribute "gpmc_reportInitialized", "true" End If End Function '================================================================================
' When direction (LTR/RTL) changes, change adjust for readability '================================================================================ Function document_onPropertyChange() If window.event.propertyName = "dir" Then Call fDetDir(UCase(document.dir))
End If End Function Function fDetDir(strDir) strDir = UCase(strDir) Select Case strDir Case "LTR" Set colRules = document.styleSheets(0).rules For i = 0 To colRules.length -1 Set nug = colRules.item(i) strClass = nug.selectorText If nug.style.textAlign
= "right" Then nug.style.textAlign = "left" End If Select Case strClass Case "DIV .expando" nug.style.Left = "" nug.style.right = strExpandoNumPixelsFromEdge Case "#objshowhide" nug.style.textAlign = "right"
End Select Next Case "RTL" Set colRules = document.styleSheets(0).rules For i = 0 To colRules.length -1 Set nug = colRules.item(i) strClass = nug.selectorText If nug.style.textAlign = "left" Then nug.style.textAlign = "right"
End If Select Case strClass Case "DIV .expando" nug.style.Left = strExpandoNumPixelsFromEdge nug.style.right = "" Case "#objshowhide" nug.style.textAlign = "left" End Select Next End Select End Function '================================================================================
'When printing reports, if a given section is expanded, let's says "shown" (instead of "hide" in the UI). '================================================================================ Function window_onbeforeprint() For Each obji In
document.all If obji.className = "expando" Then If obji.innerText = strHide Then obji.innerText = strShown If obji.innerText = strShow Then obji.innerText = strHidden End If Next End Function '================================================================================
'If a section is collapsed, change to "hidden" in the printout (instead of "show"). '================================================================================ Function window_onafterprint() For Each obji In document.all If obji.className
= "expando" Then If obji.innerText = strShown Then obji.innerText = strHide If obji.innerText = strHidden Then obji.innerText = strShow End If Next End Function '================================================================================ ' Adding
keypress support for accessibility '================================================================================ Function document_onKeyPress() If window.event.keyCode = "32" Or window.event.keyCode = "13" Or window.event.keyCode =
"10" Then 'space bar (32) or carriage return (13) or line feed (10) If window.event.srcElement.className = "expando" Then Call document_onclick() : window.event.returnValue = false If window.event.srcElement.className = "sectionTitle"
Then Call document_onclick() : window.event.returnValue = false If window.event.srcElement.id = "objshowhide" Then Call objshowhide_onClick() : window.event.returnValue = false End If End Function --> </script> <script language="javascript">
<!-- function getExplainWindowTitle() { return document.getElementById("explainText_windowTitle").innerHTML; } function getExplainWindowStyles() { return document.getElementById("explainText_windowStyles").innerHTML; } function getExplainWindowSettingPathLabel()
{ return document.getElementById("explainText_settingPathLabel").innerHTML; } function getExplainWindowExplainTextLabel() { return document.getElementById("explainText_explainTextLabel").innerHTML; } function getExplainWindowPrintButton()
{ return document.getElementById("explainText_printButton").innerHTML; } function getExplainWindowCloseButton() { return document.getElementById("explainText_closeButton").innerHTML; } function getNoExplainTextAvailable() { return document.getElementById("explainText_noExplainTextAvailable").innerHTML;
} function getExplainWindowSupportedLabel() { return document.getElementById("explainText_supportedLabel").innerHTML; } function getNoSupportedTextAvailable() { return document.getElementById("explainText_noSupportedTextAvailable").innerHTML;
} function showExplainText(srcElement) { var strSettingName = srcElement.getAttribute("gpmc_settingName"); var strSettingPath = srcElement.getAttribute("gpmc_settingPath"); var strSettingDescription = srcElement.getAttribute("gpmc_settingDescription");
if (strSettingDescription == "") { strSettingDescription = getNoExplainTextAvailable(); } var strSupported = srcElement.getAttribute("gpmc_supported"); if (strSupported == "") { strSupported = getNoSupportedTextAvailable(); }
var strHtml = "<html>\n"; strHtml += "<head>\n"; strHtml += "<title>" + getExplainWindowTitle() + "</title>\n"; strHtml += "<style type='text/css'>\n" +
getExplainWindowStyles() + "</style>\n"; strHtml += "</head>\n"; strHtml += "<body>\n"; strHtml += "<div class='head'>" + strSettingName +"</div>\n"; strHtml
+= "<div class='path'><b>" + getExplainWindowSettingPathLabel() + "</b><br/>" + strSettingPath +"</div>\n"; strHtml += "<div class='path'><b>" + getExplainWindowSupportedLabel()
+ "</b><br/>" + strSupported +"</div>\n"; strHtml += "<div class='info'>\n"; strHtml += "<div class='hdr'>" + getExplainWindowExplainTextLabel() + "</div>\n";
strHtml += "<div class='bdy'>" + strSettingDescription + "</div>\n"; strHtml += "<div class='btn'>"; strHtml += getExplainWindowPrintButton(); strHtml += getExplainWindowCloseButton();
strHtml += "</div></body></html>"; var strDiagArgs = "height=360px, width=630px, status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes "; var expWin = window.open("", "expWin", strDiagArgs); expWin.document.write("");
expWin.document.close(); expWin.document.write(strHtml); expWin.document.close(); expWin.focus(); //cancels navigation for IE. if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") > 0) { window.event.returnValue = false; } return false; } --> </script>
Group Policy Management
body { font-size:68%;font-family:MS Shell Dlg; margin:0px,0px,0px,0px; border: 1px solid #666666; background:#F6F6F6; width:100%; word-break:normal; word-wrap:break-word; } .head { font-weight:bold; font-size:160%; font-family:MS
Shell Dlg; width:100%; color:#6587DC; background:#E3EAF9; border:1px solid #5582D2; padding- height:24px; } .path { margin- margin- margin-bottom:5px;width:100%; } .info { padding-width:100%; } table { font-size:100%; width:100%; border:1px solid #999999;
} th { border-bottom:1px solid #999999; text-align:left; padding- height:24px; } td { background:#FFFFFF; padding- padding-bottom:10px; padding- } .btn { width:100%; text-align:right; margin- } .hdr { font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #999999; text-align:left;
padding- padding- height:24px; margin-bottom:-1px; width:100%; } .bdy { width:100%; height:182px; display:block; background:#FFFFFF; padding- padding-bottom:10px; padding- border:1px solid #999999; } button { width:6.9em; height:2.1em; font-size:100%; font-family:MS
Shell Dlg; margin-right:15px; } @media print { .bdy { display:block; } button { display:none; } .head { color:#000000; background:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000000; } }
Setting Path:
Explanation
<button accesskey="P" name="Print" onclick="window.print()">Print</button>
<button accesskey="C" name="Close" onclick="window.close()">Close</button>
No explanation is available for this setting.
Supported On:
Not available
Group Policy Results
SFDN\testuser
Data collected on: 12/14/2014 1:00:12 PM
Summary
Computer Configuration Summary
No data available.
User Configuration Summary
General
User name
SFDN\testuser
Domain
SFD.local
Last time Group Policy was processed
12/14/2014 12:59:22 PM
Group Policy Objects
Applied GPOs
Name
Link Location
Revision
Local Group Policy
Local
AD (1), Sysvol (1)
Default Domain Policy
SFD.local
AD (6), Sysvol (6)
Test
SFD.local/SFD-Restricted-Users
AD (10), Sysvol (10)
Limit Downloads
SFD.local/SFD-Restricted-Users
AD (2), Sysvol (2)
SFD Restricted Users
SFD.local/SFD-Restricted-Users
AD (59), Sysvol (59)
Denied GPOs
Name
Link Location
Reason Denied
None
Security Group Membership when Group Policy was applied
SFDN\Domain Users
Everyone
BUILTIN\Users
NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
CONSOLE LOGON
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
NT AUTHORITY\This Organization
LOCAL
Mandatory Label\Medium Mandatory Level
WMI Filters
Name
Value
Reference GPO(s)
None
Component Status <v:group alt="Warning" class="vmlimage" coordsize="100,100" style="width:15px;height:15px;vertical-align:middle;"><v:shape class="vmlimage" fillcolor="yellow"
strokecolor="yellow" style="width:100;height:100;"><v:path v="m 50,0 l 0,99 99,99 x e"></v:path></v:shape> <v:rect class="vmlimage" fillcolor="black" strokecolor="black" style="width:10;height:35;"></v:rect>
<v:rect class="vmlimage" fillcolor="black" strokecolor="black" style="width:10;height:5;"></v:rect> </v:group>
Component Name
Status
Last Process Time
Group Policy Infrastructure
Success
12/14/2014 12:59:46 PM
Folder Redirection
Failed
12/14/2014 12:59:46 PM
Folder Redirection failed due to the error listed below.
Cannot complete this function.
Additional information may have been logged. Review the Policy Events tab in the console or the application event log for events between 12/14/2014 12:59:23 PM and 12/14/2014 12:59:46 PM.
Group Policy Internet Settings
Success
12/14/2014 12:59:46 PM
Registry
Success
12/12/2014 10:28:23 AM
Computer Configuration
No data available.
User Configuration
Policies
Windows Settings
Security Settings
Software Restriction Policies
Winning GPO
SFD Restricted Users
Enforcement
Policy
Setting
Apply software restriction policies to the following
All software files except libraries (such as DLLs)
Apply software restriction policies to the following users
All users
When applying software restriction policies
Ignore certificate rules
Designated File Types
File Extension
File Type
ADE
Microsoft Access Project Extension
ADP
Microsoft Access Project
BAS
BAS File
BAT
Windows Batch File
CHM
Compiled HTML Help file
CMD
Windows Command Script
COM
MS-DOS Application
CPL
Control panel item
CRT
Security Certificate
EXE
Application
HLP
Help file
HTA
HTML Application
INF
Setup Information
INS
INS File
ISP
ISP File
LNK
Shortcut
MDB
Microsoft Access Database
MDE
Microsoft Access MDE Database
MSC
Microsoft Common Console Document
MSI
Windows Installer Package
MSP
Windows Installer Patch
MST
MST File
OCX
ActiveX control
PCD
PCD File
PIF
Shortcut to MS-DOS Program
REG
Registration Entries
SCR
Screen saver
SHS
SHS File
URL
Internet Shortcut
VB
VB File
WSC
Windows Script Component
Trusted Publishers
Trusted publisher management
Allow all administrators and users to manage user's own Trusted Publishers
Certificate verification
None
Software Restriction Policies/Security Levels
Policy
Setting
Winning GPO
Default Security Level
Unrestricted
SFD Restricted Users
Software Restriction Policies/Additional Rules
Path Rules
%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRoot%
Security Level
Unrestricted
Description
Date last modified
9/30/2011 12:34:27 PM
Winning GPO
SFD Restricted Users
%HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProgramFilesDir%
Security Level
Unrestricted
Description
Date last modified
9/30/2011 12:34:27 PM
Winning GPO
SFD Restricted Users
Administrative Templates
Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local machine.
Control Panel
Policy
Setting
Winning GPO
Network/Network Connections
Policy
Setting
Winning GPO
This setting determines whether the Properties menu item is enabled, and thus, whether the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is available to users.
If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled for all users, and users cannot open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, a Properties menu item appears when users right-click the icon representing a LAN connection. Also, when users select the connection, Properties is enabled on the File menu.
Note: This setting takes precedence over settings that manipulate the availability of features inside the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. If this setting is enabled, nothing within the properties dialog box for a LAN connection is available to
users.
Note: Nonadministrators have the right to view the properties dialog box for a connection but not to make changes, regardless of this setting." gpmc_settingname="Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" gpmc_settingpath="User Configuration/Administrative
Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1" href="javascript:void();" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;">Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection
Enabled
SFD Restricted Users
If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the check boxes for enabling and disabling components are disabled. As a result, administrators cannot enable or disable the components that
a connection uses.
Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Properties dialog box for a connection includes a check box beside the name of each component that the connection uses. Selecting the check box enables the component, and clearing the check box disables
the component.
Note: When the "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" setting is enabled, users are blocked from accessing the check boxes for enabling and disabling the components of a LAN connection.
Note: Nonadministrators are already prohibited from enabling or disabling components for a LAN connection, regardless of this setting." gpmc_settingname="Prohibit Enabling/Disabling components of a LAN connection" gpmc_settingpath="User
Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only" href="javascript:void();" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this);
return false;">Prohibit Enabling/Disabling components of a LAN connection
Enabled
SFD Restricted Users
Windows Components/Internet Explorer
Policy
Setting
Winning GPO
If you enable this policy setting, the user will not be able to configure proxy settings.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can configure proxy settings." gpmc_settingname="Prevent changing proxy settings" gpmc_settingpath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet
Explorer" gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0" href="javascript:void();" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;">Prevent changing proxy settings
Enabled
SFD Restricted Users
Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel/Security Page/Internet Zone
Policy
Setting
Winning GPO
Allow file downloads
Disable
Extra Registry Settings
Display names for some settings cannot be found. You might be able to resolve this issue by updating the .ADM files used by Group Policy Management.
Setting
State
Winning GPO
Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\14.0\outlook\ForceOSTPath
P:\My Documents\Outlook Files
SFD Restricted Users
Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\14.0\outlook\ForcePSTPath
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No longer see "Internet Explorer Maintenance" in Group Policy Management Console
I am trying to configure Internet Explorer favorites on a GPO that I have already constructed. I had already successfully created the GPO many months ago and wanted to go back and check on some things.
However in the GPMC when I navigate to User Configuration-->Policies-->Windows Settings, I no longer see "Internet Explorer Maintenance" listed. This is where I had previously configured Internet Explorer favorites.
I uninstalled and reinstalled GPM using these instructions
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-install-the-group-policy-management-in-windows-7/ but this did not help.
Previously I had two Windows XP computers in the OU that this GPO was applied to. I had no problems at all configuring it and getting the rules and favorites to apply to these two computers. I just recently upgraded one of the computers to Windows
7 and used the same machine name for the computer. The computer gets some of the rules applied to it but not all. In particular the IE favorites are not being applied which led me to check the policy in the GPMC. However, as stated before
I cannot even see "Internet Explorer Maintenance" which has me confused on what to do next. Please help.Am 29.03.2013 14:15, schrieb FuFighter:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <Shortcut clsid="{4F2F7C55-2790-433e-8127-0739D1CFA327}"
> userContext="1" name="Google" status="Google" image="0"
> changed="2013-03-29 13:00:44"
> uid="{648046B5-4019-4F32-8F0E-E691EA54E125}"><Properties pidl=""
> targetType="URL" action="C" comment="" shortcutKey="0" startIn=""
> arguments="" iconIndex="0" targetPath="http://www.google.com"
> iconPath="" window=""
> shortcutPath="%CommonFavoritesDir%\Google"/></Shortcut>
I'm too tired at the moment to check all you already did, so just let me
ask some further questions on that item:
This is a user or a computer item? If it is a user item and "run in
logged on users context" is checked, I believe it will fail, because a
non administrator cannot add all users favorites.
I'm unaware whether all users favorites works at all - never used it...
For further clarification, I'd enable GPP debug logging:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/07/18/enabling-group-policy-preferences-debug-logging-using-the-rsat.aspx
NO THEY ARE NOT EVIL, if you know what you are doing:
Good or bad GPOs?
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I am unable to connect to websites using Firefox. I can connect to websites with Internet Explorer.
Please advise.
Thank you.see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
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Open Internet Explorer URL using MII Transaction
Hello All,
I wanted to know if there is a way to open internet explorer URL using MII transaction. I know how to do it using irpt but was wondering if there is a way of doing it using MII transaction action blocks. I was planning to provide access to provide path for iexplorer.exe and then open url like "http://www.google.com" on it.
I appreciate your help with it.
Thanks,
KiranHi Kiran,
You want to load a page into a transaction? for this you can use the action block called HTML_Loader and link www.google.com with HTML_Loader_0.SourceUrl.
Danilo Santos -
Firefox canot load any websites, but internet explorer does
Firefox cannot load any websites, but internet explorer does.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== this week ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; GTB6.5; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729)Hey Mez115, awesome to hear and thanks for reporting back! =)
- Ralph -
How to find out internet explorer version ,using a java program?
How to find out internet explorer version ,using a java program?
Browser version from java?....you must be referring it from some web application....rite?
You can read the User-Agent header using request.getUserAgent() or request.getHeader("User-Agent") in your jsp or servlet.
for more details pls refer:
http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/view.jsp?EID=12253 -
Drive Block using group policy
Can Any one help me about this drive block
i am unable to block the E & F drive for all users. so please advice with clear steps of commands, how do i write the drive blocks script using the group policy in server 2012.
However I tried through registry but still its not working. my only concern how to block few users accessing D drive and few users from F drive in the local system using group policy.
Thanks in advance.whats registry settings have you set ?
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Applying custom Group policy to existing users using group policy
Hello Everyone,
i am unable to find a way to push a custom theme to client PC using group policy.
I have tried "Load a Specific Theme" Group Policy but it is only applying to a new user logging on windows.
I have a custom theme that i want it to load to every existing user's machine.
Is there any way to do it using GPO??Apply theme group policy does not work. Known issue.
I use a vb script,
'@SLH // This Script applies the Themepack "
On Error Resume Next
Select Case themeApplied
Case "yes"
'Has been set once before, nothing happens!
Case Else
'Has not been set before, Company theme is applied
strRegistryKey = readfromRegistry("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource", "C:\Windows\web\wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg")
End Select
Function readFromRegistry (strRegistryKey, strDefault )
Dim WshShell, value
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
value = WshShell.RegRead( strRegistryKey )
if strDefault = value then
'Write key in registry
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\themeApplied", "yes", "REG_SZ"
'Applying theme from server
'Remember to change the path tothe location of your .themepack file
WshShell.Run "rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL %SystemRoot%\system32\desk.cpl desk,@Themes /Action:OpenTheme /file:""\\seraddressto\ Default.themepack"""
WScript.Sleep 1000
WshShell.AppActivate("Desktop Properties")
WshShell.Sendkeys "%{F4}"
end if
End Function
I then run this in a run once script when the user first logs in, this sets the theme once on new profile generation. -
EMET 5.x Configure EAF+ and ASR using Group Policy
I'm deploying EMET 5.2 in a test environment here at the office, and trying using Group Policy to configure the actual EMET mitigation policies. I'm aware of the new mitigations in 5.x, EAF+ and ASR, but I don't see any way to configure those using
Group Policy; they're not in the "available parameters" list in the GPO description, and nothing is mentioned about configuring them using GPO in the 5.2 config guide. Is there something I'm missing? I definitely updated the Group Policy
files with the latest from 5.2 in our domain's sysvol.
For example, to match the default configuration, I'd want a few GPO config lines like:
*\7-Zip\7zG.exe -EAF -EAF+ -ASR
*\Adobe\Acrobat*\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe -ASRHi.
Read this please:
Works well for the enterprise. Enterprise IT professionals can easily deploy EMET through Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and apply Group Policies in Windows Active Directory to comply with enterprise account, user, and
role policies. Administrators can customize and configure EMET deployments and determine which applications they want to protect through which mitigation techniques.
I found it at the
Emet 5.2 Download website, in Details -
Hi, I am using Group Policy/vb/Lync customization tools to deploy 2013 and remove 2010. The machines have Office 2010. The vb script is as below:
Dim objShell 'As Object
Dim objFSO 'As FileSystemObject
'-- SET OBJECTS
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strComputerName = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%COMPUTERNAME%")
Dim WshNetwork : Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
objShell.Run """\\xxxxxxxxx - Do not Remove\Lync Install 2013 2010\Lync 2013 Outlook 2010\setup.exe"""
I have amended the OCT with relevant settings, Lync 2013 installs but Lync 2010 does not uninstall. Here is how i have it set:
In the Office Customization Tool - Set-up - Add Installation and Run Programs,
In target - pointing to the Lync2010 exe file (on above share)
In Arguments - /silent /uninstall
Is this correct?
Also, i would have thought that, Remove Previous Installations, it would have an option to remove Lync2010?
Anyway..pulling my hair out here!
Hope you can help.Hi,
Based on your description, we can refer to the following threads for help.
Slient Unninstall of Lync 2010 on client machines script required
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/69e32128-4581-4be5-9a44-b5d133e1f480/slient-unninstall-of-lync-2010-on-client-machines-script-required
Scripting a Lync 2010 client Uninstall
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a65bd0d0-daa1-4616-8725-63f349fdde86/scripting-a-lync-2010-client-uninstall?forum=lyncconferencing
For this issue is more related to Lync, in order to get better help, we can ask the question in the following TechNet dedicated Lync forum.
Lync 2010 and OCS - Lync Clients and Devices
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/home?forum=ocsclients&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
In addition, for it also involves scripts, we can also ask for help in the following scripting forum.
The Official Scripting Guys Forum
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home?forum=ITCG&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Hope it helps.
Best regards,
Frank Shen -
I'm trying to prepare our school system for Windows 7 (we currently use XP). I would like to use the new Group Policy Preferences method of deploying printers. I pushed out the XP client side extensions through WSUS. In my test environment, I added the shared printer in group policy preferences. My XP machine had the printers show up automatically, but my Windows 7 machine did not. I realized that I had previously connected a printer of the same type to my XP machine before and the drivers were already installed. To test this theory, I manually connected the shared printers to the Windows 7 machine, deleted them, then logged off and back on. Now the printers are showing up from group policy. My question is does using group policy preferences to deploy printers require the print driver to be pre-installed? If not, then what am I doing wrong? If so, is there a way to work around this? Thanks for your help.
EDIT: To clarify, I am using the share method in GPP. This is the error message I get in the event log:
The user 'PRINTERNAME' preference item in the 'win7 printer test {946461A1-27F8-406F-A0B3-0A1A05AF34F6}' Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070bcb The specified printer driver was not found on the system and needs to be downloaded.' This error was suppressed.This link have a description of resolution:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725938.aspx
Open the GPMC.
Open the GPO where the printer connections are deployed, and navigate to Computer Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, Control
Panel, and thenPrinters.
Note
The Point and Print Restrictions setting can also be found under User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers.
This policy is ignored by Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but is enforced by earlier editions of Windows including Windows XP with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, and Windows Server 2008. We recommend that you change
this policy setting in both locations so that all down-level clients have a consistent experience.
Right-click Point and Print Restrictions, and then click Properties.
Click Enabled.
Clear the following check boxes:
Users can only point and print to these servers
Users can only point and print to machines in their forest
In the When installing drivers for a new connection box, select Do not show warning or elevation prompt.
Scroll down, and in the When updating drivers for an existing connection box, select Show warning only.
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How to use Group Policy to remove the shutdown button on the logon screen
Environment: Shared use computers running Window 7 Professional and MS office Suite; Windows 2008 Standard server, Windows 7 EC Domain Policy and MS Office 2007 ADML Template downloaded from Microsoft. WIndows 7 Accounts OU.
I am in the process of developing a shared use computer lockdown policy for several Windows 7 computers that will made available in my client's computer lab. I need to use a group policy setting to remove the Shut Down button on
the logon screen of the Windows 7 client computers. I am editing the Windows 7 EC Domain Policy to user accounts in a Windows 7 Accounts OU that I created. I am using the Group Policy editor in the Group Policy Management Console.
Please let me know the best practice for accomplishing this using Group Policy editor.
Thanks.
P.S. I tried a setting recommended in the following link in the Windows 7 EC Domain Policy which did not seem to work.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/group-policy/can-i-use-group-policy-to-display-or-remove-the-shut-down-button-on-the-logon-screen-.aspxHi Vernon,
I tried the group policy you mentioned (Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, and select Security Options, "Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on") and it worked on a Windows 7 client.
Thus you may need to check if the group policy you created is actually applied to clients.
A screenshot can be found here:
http://cid-b7ed40feb32ba29f.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/desktop/Capture.JPG -
Use Group Policy to prevent other network connections
I need to define a Group Policy which says that IF a user is in the companys Domain network that no other connections are avaiable. So if the user is not connected to the Domain network he should be able to connect to any network he wants.
Are there any possible solutions to this?
Best regards.Hi,
>>Use Group Policy to prevent other network connections
As far as I know, group policy can’t help us do this. However, when a user is in the company and there is just domain network, he or she may not be able to connect to other
network.
Best regards,
Frank Shen -
Using Group Policy to Set Windows Font DPI size
I was in need of a way to change the Windows 7 user interface to use the Font size of 100% (vs the default of 125%) for custom applications on our network.
Many searches on the net did not provide an easy way to accomplish this via Group Policy. The font size is PER USER and not PER MACHINE.
I found a method using Group policy preferences (GPP) to configure the Font DPI size and wanted to share it for others who might need to do the same...
I created a new GPO for the users needing this font size and linked it to their OU. Then configured the following:
User Configuration \ Preferences \ Registry (Right click and select NEW \ Registry Wizard)
Configure the following DWORD key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\LogPixels
Use the values as needed:
00000060 (Small Font Size 100%)
00000090 (Medium Font Size 125%)
00000144 (Large Font Size 150%)
I used 00000060 to set the Small Font Size of 100%. Gpupdate /force a test client machine, then logoff/logon and see the setting take effect.
When users try to change the font size in via the control panel, the value will be overwritten the next time the group policy updates. Id even recommend preventing users from being able to change the font dpi with another GPO setting:
User Configuration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel \ Personalization \ Prohibit selection of visual style font size = Enable
Just wanted to share this for anyone needing to change the Windows 7 default font DPI size en mass using Group Policy. We can thank Microsoft for not giving us a ADMX template for this issue!!!!
Drumgod
meUser Configuration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel \ Personalization \ Prohibit selection of visual
style font size = Enable
This policy setting states that it is supported on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 operating
systems only.
The description on this setting says that it disables the "Font size" drop-down list on the Appearance tab in Display Properties. This does not exist in Windows 7. I don't think the DPI setting you are talking about is the equivalent.
The other setting is good to have enough. Thanks for the tip!
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