This post explains several methods for blocking access to specific websites, domains, URLs, or IP addresses on a Windows computer without using third-party tools. The most effective way to block…
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Configure Start Menu and Taskbar Pined Apps in Windows 11 via GPO
November 8, 2019In this article, we’ll explore ways to manage the Start Menu and taskbar layouts in both Windows 11 and Windows 10. With the ability to import and export Start menu…
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Set Desktop Wallpaper and Logon Screen Background via Group Policy
August 21, 2019Group Policies allow you to set the same corporate desktop background wallpaper and Windows logon (lock) screen image on all computers in the domain.
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How to Deploy Certificates to Computers Using Group Policy
August 9, 2019You can use Windows Group Policy (GPO) to centrally install a specific certificate on all computers in a domain by adding it to each computer’s Trusted Root Certificate store. This…
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Using WMI Filters to Target Group Policies in Active Directory
April 16, 2019Group Policy (GPO) WMI Filters allow you to create additional conditions that define the computers to which you want to apply GPO settings. For example, you can use a WMI…
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Managing Windows Update Settings with Group Policy
October 18, 2018Group Policies allow centrally configuring Windows Update settings that determine how updates are received and installed on workstations and servers in a domain network. In this article, we’ll look at…
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How to Configure and Deploy Screensaver on Windows with Group Policy
August 22, 2017You can enable and configure the same corporate screensaver on all computers in the Active Directory domain. In this post, we will show how to enable a slideshow screensaver with…
Domain users often complain about long computer startup and logon times caused by slow processing of assigned Group Policies (GPOs). From the user’s point of view, the computer takes a…
This time it was necessary to apply GPO to computers in the specific IP subnet. In the simplest case, when the subnet is a part of a separate Active Directory…