If you ever find your Windows 10 devices dimming their screen and this act irritates you, I will be describing various ways to prevent Windows from going into standby/sleep after a certain period of inactivity. The Energy Saver Mode feature mainly saves energy when the user is away. Power plans can help you save energy,…
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In this article, I will show you how to prevent the Saving of RDP Credentials in Windows 10. By default, Windows allows users to save their passwords for RDP connections. When this setting is enabled for Remote Desktop Connection, users will no longer be able to save passwords. When a user opens an RDP file…
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This is a hidden control panel that lets you set computer-level or user-level settings. If you’re a Systems Administrator, you can set group policies at your domain level, and then push them out to the clients on your network. In this article, you will learn “What is GPO and how can it be launched in…
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In this article, we shall discuss how to allow only Administrators to shut down and reboot Server. This is necessary to ensure non-admin users are unable to shut down or restart the server. Please see Handy Shutdown commands available in Windows, How to prevent a remote shutdown and restart in Windows, and How to find…
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Here is a brief description of ADM and ADMX. First, let’s describe what an ADM and ADMX file is. An “ADM file” was used with Group Policy before Windows Server 2008 was released. The ADM file stores all the settings found under Administrative Templates. Whenever you create a new Group Policy, it saves the settings…
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Microsoft Edge is the best browser for shopping Microsoft Edge is the only browser with built-in tools to help you save time and money when shopping online. On Windows 10, Microsoft currently has its new default web-browser as Microsoft Edge In this article, I will be discussing how to centrally administer Microsoft Edge GPO settings in the enterprise…
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Here I will be configuring the favorite page via the Local Group Policy. These steps are similar to setting the favorites via the Domain-wide Group Policy Management console. Configuring Favorites via local group policies has two configuration options that can be configured as it relates to you. Kindly refer to some of my contents around…
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Group Policy is a feature of Windows that facilitates a wide variety of advanced settings that network administrators can use to control the working environment of users and computer accounts in Active Directory. In this article, I will discuss “All about Group Policies: Group Policy GPUpdate Commands: GPUpdate, GPUpdate/force, LogOff, Boot, Wait, and Sync”. These steps…
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Group Policy (GP) is a Windows management feature that allows you to control multiple users’ and computers’ configurations within an Active Directory environment. In this article, we shall discuss how to analyze group policies applied to a user and computer account. With GP, all Organizational Units, sites, or domains can be configured from a single and central place. Please see…
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A lock screen is an interface used by various operating systems to grant immediate access to a device by requiring the user to perform a certain action in order to receive access. Such as entering a password, using a certain button combination, or performing a certain gesture using a device’s touchscreen. Some devices may not…
A Group Policy Object (GPO) is a virtual collection of policy settings. They have unique names such as a GUID. Group Policy settings are contained in a GPO. In this article, you shall learn why GPO is not the best solution for managing Windows updates. Please see how to Turn off Automatic Updates in Windows via Windows Registry and Group…
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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) offers a unique tool that allows you to manage many aspects of Microsoft Server technologies remotely (from your Personal computer). In this article, we shall show you how to install RSAT on Windows via Windows features. To install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2016. Also, see…
This issue was simulated in my lab by expiring the Administrator password in order to give a detailed explanation of the root cause and suggest remediations (ways to fix). The error here can happen to anyone, especially when the password is repeated, does not meet the length, complexity, or history requirements as stated below. For…
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