Windows – Stop the Welcome to Internet Explorer from launching via GPO
KB ID 0000459 Problem If your’e logging on as a new user and Internet Explorer has not yet been ran, then it wants to run the “Setup Windows Internet Explorer Wizard”. On just one machine with one user that’s fine, but if you are logging in all over the place, with multiple credentials, this can get quite annoying. Also you might not want your domain users having to do this at all, for security reasons....
Windows – “Don’t Display Last Login User Name” via GPO
KB ID 0000460 Problem By default Windows will display the last user that successfully logged on, on shared machines or in a secure domain environment you might not want this.. Solution On a Single (stand alone) machine. 1. Click start and in the run/search box type gpedit.msc{enter} 2. Navigate to > Computer Configuration > Windows settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options >...
Prevent Users changing Desktop Wallpaper with Group Policy
KB ID 0000461 Problem If you need to lock down your client machines desktops and prevent your users from changing the wallpaper, then here’s a run through on how to do it. Solution 1. On your domain controller , Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management Console > Either create a new policy and link it to your targeted USERS or edit an existing one, then navigate to; User Configuration > Administrative...
Remove the Recycle Bin Via Group Policy
KB ID 0000463 Problem You might ask “why would I want to do this?” But if your users do not have access to local drives, then nothing’s going to get put in the recycle bin anyway, so it’s one less thing they can fiddle with. Solution 1. On your domain controller , Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management Console > Either create a new policy and link it to your targeted USERS or edit an...
Disable “Ease of access” Settings from the Windows Logon Screen via GPO
KB ID 0000462 Problem Did a migration of a school the other week, afterwards it seems the “little darlings” had discovered that they could (from the logon screen) access the “Ease of access” settings and enable “High Contrast”, which is obviously hilarious, but annoying for their teachers. Ease of Access, is designed as part of the accessibility options, and as such has no GPO settings, (I’m...