Remote Desktop Services – License Server ‘Greyed Out’
Nov17

Remote Desktop Services – License Server ‘Greyed Out’

KB ID 0000837  Problem I changed the IP addressing of a new client a few weeks ago. They have a remote site that uses Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services). By the time I got to the remote site to set everything back up again I was greeted with this. The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop Licence Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator. I assumed this was...

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Prevent Users changing Desktop Wallpaper with Group Policy
Nov17

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...

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Remove the Recycle Bin Via Group Policy
Nov17

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...

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Disable “Ease of access” Settings from the Windows Logon Screen via GPO
Nov17

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...

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Change the default Shutdown / Log Off Option via GPO
Nov17

Change the default Shutdown / Log Off Option via GPO

KB ID 0000465  Problem Out of the box, the default power option presented to your users is shutdown. People with multiple users on their machines, may prefer the log off option to be the default. Note: You can also set the default option to: Shutdown Sleep Log off Lock Restart Switch User (Unless blocked by other policy then it will revert to shutdown). Hibernate   Solution 1. On your domain controller , Start > Administrative...

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