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
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User 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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Uninstall IE and set another web browser such as Chrome and FireFox as default using Group Policy

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Kind regards,
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P.S. I was redirected by a forum user off the Microsoft Community forum.

IE can't be uninstalled. It's part of the operating system and cannot be removed. You can hide the icon but the engine is still on the machine and still must be updated.
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The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file...

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I am currently trying to configure group policy (specifically folder redirects) from a new Windows Server 2008 in my home... the server acts as both an AD DS and file server for 4 client computers, all running Windows Vista Ultimate.
Here are the steps I am currently taking:
I create a new Group Policy called All Users and Computers and apply it to the All Users and Computers OU, which contains exactly what it says (all users and computers in the domain).
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b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
To diagnose the failure, review the event log or invoke gpmc.msc to access information about Group Policy results."
I confirm that the error code is #3 using the Event Log, "The system cannot find the file specificed"
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Hello all and thanks for the help. First a few things:
I understand that the DC should not be running RRAS, but this a simple server being used in aa home environment by 4 users and getting another server just for RRAS would be overkill.
Secondly, I currently have it so that while the router is handling DHCP, I have reserved a fixed IP for the server, so it always has 192.168.1.100. If I were to use the server as the DHCP, what would my hardware configuration have to look like? I currently have the router plugged into the ISP modem, and then server plugged into the router. All other clients connect to the router wirelessly.
Here's the dcdiag output. I tried dcdiag /fix but to no avail.
Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Trying to find home server...
* Verifying that the local machine KELLERDCFS, is a Directory Server.
Home Server = KELLERDCFS
* Connecting to directory service on server KELLERDCFS.
* Identified AD Forest.
Collecting AD specific global data
* Collecting site info.
Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectCategory=ntDSSiteSettings),.......
The previous call succeeded
Iterating through the sites
Looking at base site object: CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Getting ISTG and options for the site
* Identifying all servers.
Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectClass=ntDSDsa),.......
The previous call succeeded....
The previous call succeeded
Iterating through the list of servers
Getting information for the server CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
objectGuid obtained
InvocationID obtained
dnsHostname obtained
site info obtained
All the info for the server collected
* Identifying all NC cross-refs.
* Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\KELLERDCFS
Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
Determining IP4 connectivity
Determining IP6 connectivity
* Active Directory RPC Services Check
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\KELLERDCFS
Starting test: Advertising
The DC KELLERDCFS is advertising itself as a DC and having a DS.
The DC KELLERDCFS is advertising as an LDAP server
The DC KELLERDCFS is advertising as having a writeable directory
The DC KELLERDCFS is advertising as a Key Distribution Center
The DC KELLERDCFS is advertising as a time server
The DS KELLERDCFS is advertising as a GC.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test Advertising
Test omitted by user request: CheckSecurityError
Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
Starting test: FrsEvent
* The File Replication Service Event log test
Skip the test because the event log File Replication Service does not exist.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test FrsEvent
Starting test: DFSREvent
The DFS Replication Event Log.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test DFSREvent
Starting test: SysVolCheck
* The File Replication Service SYSVOL ready test
File Replication Service's SYSVOL is ready
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test SysVolCheck
Starting test: KccEvent
* The KCC Event log test
Found no KCC errors in "Directory Service" Event log in the last 15 minutes.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test KccEvent
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
Role Schema Owner = CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Role Domain Owner = CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Role PDC Owner = CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Role Rid Owner = CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Role Infrastructure Update Owner = CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: MachineAccount
Checking machine account for DC KELLERDCFS on DC KELLERDCFS.
* SPN found :LDAP/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net/keller-pa.net
* SPN found :LDAP/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
* SPN found :LDAP/KELLERDCFS
* SPN found :LDAP/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net/KELLER-PA
* SPN found :LDAP/42268b36-801f-4a6d-b162-34f3b01e04bb._msdcs.keller-pa.net
* SPN found :E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2/42268b36-801f-4a6d-b162-34f3b01e04bb/keller-pa.net
* SPN found :HOST/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net/keller-pa.net
* SPN found :HOST/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
* SPN found :HOST/KELLERDCFS
* SPN found :HOST/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net/KELLER-PA
* SPN found :GC/KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net/keller-pa.net
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: NCSecDesc
* Security Permissions check for all NC's on DC KELLERDCFS.
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
(NDNC,Version 3)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
(NDNC,Version 3)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
(Schema,Version 3)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
(Configuration,Version 3)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=keller-pa,DC=net
(Domain,Version 3)
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
* Network Logons Privileges Check
Verified share \\KELLERDCFS\netlogon
Verified share \\KELLERDCFS\sysvol
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test NetLogons
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
KELLERDCFS is in domain DC=keller-pa,DC=net
Checking for CN=KELLERDCFS,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=keller-pa,DC=net in domain DC=keller-pa,DC=net on 1 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
Checking for CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net in domain CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net on 1 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test ObjectsReplicated
Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
Starting test: Replications
* Replications Check
* Replication Latency Check
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test Replications
Starting test: RidManager
* Available RID Pool for the Domain is 1600 to 1073741823
* KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net is the RID Master
* DsBind with RID Master was successful
* rIDAllocationPool is 1100 to 1599
* rIDPreviousAllocationPool is 1100 to 1599
* rIDNextRID: 1111
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test RidManager
Starting test: Services
* Checking Service: EventSystem
* Checking Service: RpcSs
* Checking Service: NTDS
* Checking Service: DnsCache
* Checking Service: DFSR
* Checking Service: IsmServ
* Checking Service: kdc
* Checking Service: SamSs
* Checking Service: LanmanServer
* Checking Service: LanmanWorkstation
* Checking Service: w32time
* Checking Service: NETLOGON
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test Services
Starting test: SystemLog
* The System Event log test
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 17:53:59
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 17:59:02
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:04:04
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:09:06
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:14:08
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:19:10
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:24:12
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:29:15
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:34:17
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:39:19
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
An Error Event occurred. EventID: 0x00000422
Time Generated: 07/07/2009 18:49:23
Event String:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\keller-pa.net\sysvol\keller-pa.net\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and could be caused by one or more of the following:
a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain controller.
b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).
c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
......................... KELLERDCFS failed test SystemLog
Test omitted by user request: Topology
Test omitted by user request: VerifyEnterpriseReferences
Starting test: VerifyReferences
The system object reference (serverReference)
CN=KELLERDCFS,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=keller-pa,DC=net and backlink
on
CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
are correct.
The system object reference (serverReferenceBL)
CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Topology,CN=Domain System Volume,CN=DFSR-GlobalSettings,CN=System,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
and backlink on
CN=NTDS Settings,CN=KELLERDCFS,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=keller-pa,DC=net
are correct.
......................... KELLERDCFS passed test VerifyReferences
Test omitted by user request: VerifyReplicas
Test omitted by user request: DNS
Test omitted by user request: DNS
Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... ForestDnsZones passed test
CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... DomainDnsZones passed test
CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : Schema
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : keller-pa
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... keller-pa passed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... keller-pa passed test CrossRefValidation
Running enterprise tests on : keller-pa.net
Test omitted by user request: DNS
Test omitted by user request: DNS
Starting test: LocatorCheck
GC Name: \\KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Locator Flags: 0xe00013fd
PDC Name: \\KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Locator Flags: 0xe00013fd
Time Server Name: \\KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Locator Flags: 0xe00013fd
Preferred Time Server Name: \\KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Locator Flags: 0xe00013fd
KDC Name: \\KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Locator Flags: 0xe00013fd
......................... keller-pa.net passed test LocatorCheck
Starting test: Intersite
Skipping site Default-First-Site-Name, this site is outside the scope
provided by the command line arguments provided.
......................... keller-pa.net passed test Intersite
Here's the nslookup from Vista client:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Andrew>nslookup KELLERDCFS
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.100
Name: KELLERDCFS.keller-pa.net
Addresses: 192.168.1.150
192.168.1.100
C:\Users\Andrew>
Thanks again!

Does using Group Policy Preferences to deploy printers require the print driver to be pre-installed?

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.
Click OK.

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.
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http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/group-policy/can-i-use-group-policy-to-display-or-remove-the-shut-down-button-on-the-logon-screen-.aspx

Hi 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

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.

Assign a local logon script using Group Policy

Is there a way to assign a local logon script using Group Policy? The reason I ask is that I wrote a logon/logoff script that will record the date/time, user, and computer for everyone who logs on to any machine in the domain. Right now it's set on a domain
GPO, so it works great for domain accounts, but I'd like to extend that functionality to local accounts as well. The only way I know how to do that would be to set my script to run using the local policy. Since I don't want to manually go around to all 400+
machines in my domain, I would rather find a simpler way of modifying the local policy. Any ideas?

Martin, thank you for your response. That's exactly the kind of out-of-the-box answer I was looking for, unfortunately, it looks like I can only do that for Logon scripts. I don't see an option for Logoff. (Maybe the took the Logoff functionality out?
This article says there should be a Logoff item in the GPO, but they're talking about Windows 2000 in that article.)
Matthias, I started playing around with what you said, and I noticed that the "Scripts" key only seems to show up on my Windows 7 clients. The XP workstations don't have that key. Plus I did some testing, and I think I can do it without having
to mess with the registry at all.
So I think I have a workable solution at the moment. I found
this article that talks about copying Local Polices from one computer to another. I tried manually setting the Logon/Logoff scripts in the Local policy on a fresh machine. From that reference computer I copied the Scripts folder out of the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\GroupPolicy\User
directory. It also created a gpt.ini file in the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\GroupPolicy directory. The gpt.ini file contained an attribute called gPCUserExtensionNames, and one called Version. The gPCUserExtensionNames attribute specified two GUIDs, which
I assumed to be the GUIDs that identify the Local Policy. I tried manually creating the Local policy on several different machines, with several different Operating Systems, and those GUIDs always seemed to be the same (not sure why). So I copied the gpt.ini
file off the reference machine as well. When I placed all of the files I copied from the reference machine on to a new machine, everything seemed to work just fine (no registry modification necessary), with one caveat. It seemed to be running the script twice.
So I went back into the gpt.ini file and deleted one of the GUIDs listed under gPCUserExtensionNames, and now the script runs just once!
So I think this solution will work ok for me. We don't have any other Local Policies in place, so demolishing all existing Local Policies is perfectly acceptable in my case. I'm just not sure if I'm doing any damage by copying the gpt.ini file from a reference
machine (if anyone can expand on how that works, I would appreciate the peace of mind that I'm not making things worse by doing this). So all I need now is to write a Startup script, or an SCCM package to deliver the Logon scripts and associated ini files
to the appropriate location on all the domain PCs. Easy enough to do on my own. If anyone knows of a reason why this method is a bad idea, please post here. I'll be testing it out on a handful of PCs in the mean time.
Hi Guys,
Will this solution work for my case? I have a forcereboot batch script that I need to load on the local policy (logoff script through GPEDIT) however I can only load it manually. I need to do it on multiple machines (approx 5000 computers). I am having
trouble doing it using powershell. Is there any other options to do it?
Will I have to use the same GUID's you mentioned on the gpt.ini file? (gPCUserExtensionNames=[{42B5FAAE-6536-11D2-AE5A-0000F87571E3}{40B66650-4972-11D1-A7CA-0000F87571E3}] since it refers to the local script and how about the version on the gpt.ini file?
Thanks in advance.
Dash
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1f636042-bcff-498d-93c0-e1aa89f80961/how-to-load-a-script-on-the-local-group-policy-on-multiple-computers?forum=mdopagpm

Can I enable "Use default gateway on remote network" on VPN connection using Group Policy?

Hi,
First timer here so please bear with me!
Environment: Domain Windows 2003, Clients: Windows 7 and Windows XP (with Client Side Extensions pushed out)
When creating a VPN connection on a client machine manually with default settings the "Use default gateway on remote network" found in [Connection Properties - Networking - IPv4 - Advanced] is enabled, which is good as we don't allow split-tunneling.
I have a test GPO that creates a new VPN Connection [Computer Config - Preferences - Control Panel - Network Options], but the above setting is unticked.
Am I missing something on the options for the GP preference to set this automtically?
I can write a script to directly change the C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk file but would prefer if I could sort it all out using Group Policy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks a lot!
David

Shane,
There is actually a way to set the "Use default gateway on remote network" through Group Policy Preferences. And this may even be a better way to do it, because you may change this flag without touching any other settings, or other VPN connections.
(All VPN connections are stored in the same .pbk file.)
Here's the trick: Opening the .pbk file in notepad, I realized that this is actually an oldstyle ini-structured file. And Group Policy Preferences can update ini files! In the .pbk file the section names are the VPN connections names, like [My VPN],
and the property IpPrioritizeRemote is the flag "Use default gateway on remote network".
So, in Group Policy Management Editor, go to Preferences / Windows Settings / Ini Files.
Create a new object with Action = Update, and File Path =
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Connections\pbk\rasphone.pbk
(If this is where your file is located, I guess it is in c:\users if the VPN connection is made for a single user.)
Section Name should be the display name of your VPN connection, without the brackets.
Property Name = IpPrioritizeRemote
Property Value = 1
Peter, www.skov.com, Denmark
Peter :-)
This is great, but just one question. I also want to append a list of DNS Sufixes in order (when viewing a VPN properties, this is buried in
"Networking --> IPv4/6 --> Advanced --> DNS --> Append these DNS Suffixes (in order)". However, for the VPNs I have manually created with this list populated, I can't see any entries in the rasphone.pbk. Does anyone know
where these are stored?
Cheers.

Uninstall Lync 2010 client, Install Lync 2013 using Group Policy/VB/MS Customisation Tool

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

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

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 ?

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 -ASR

Hi.
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

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

Uninstalling older versions of reader using Group Policy

I am using Group Policy to deploy Acrobat reader version 8.1.2 - however this does not do an upgrade to older versions or delete older versions. is there a way to do uninstalls or upgrades to the latest version using group policy?
Thanks.

Adobe Reader usually updates fine from one version to the subsequent next (e.g. from 9 to 10).
However, this does not always work well when skipping some versions (e.g. from 7 to 10). In this case I always recommend to uninstall the previous version first.

Skype History Settings using group policy

Hello,
How to disable Skype keep History for (Forever, 1months, no History) settings using Group Policy Settings.
Regards,
Yatin

It's all in the Skype admin guide:
https://support.skype.com/en/doc/DO5/skype-it-administrators-guide
If you have Skype-specific questions, you'll probably get better help with your questions on the Skype site.
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