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How to disable Taskbar Web Search in Windows 10 via GPO and Windows Registry

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How to disable Taskbar Web Search in Windows 10 via GPO and Windows Registry

The Registry Editor is an advanced tool for viewing and modifying settings in the registry. This information contains information about how your computer runs etc. Windows stores its configuration information in a database called the registry and this is organized in a tree format. See the following hyperlinks for some Windows Registry contents I have…

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What is Cortona: How to disable Cortana via the registry or GPO

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What is Cortona: How to disable Cortana via the registry or GPO

Cortana is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft, which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user. Therefore, Cortana helps you save time and focus attention on what matters most in the following ways below. How to make Cortana use to your default web browser…

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How to update PowerShell and Package Management via GPO

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How to update PowerShell and Package Management via GPO

In this article we shall discuss how to update PowerShell and Package Management via GPO. The PowerShell announced PowerShell 7 on March 4th, 2020. PowerShell 7 is built on .NET Core 3 and brings many unique APIs required by modules built on .NET Framework in order for them to work with .NET Core runtime. You…

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Windows Server

Unable to find File Explorer in the Group Policy Editor when resolving the security tab missing under properties

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Unable to find File Explorer in the Group Policy Editor when resolving the security tab missing under properties

File Explorer is the file management application used by Windows operating systems to browse folders and files. The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit. msc) is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the Computer Configuration and User Configuration settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed. Please see What are the…

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Create Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates

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Create Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates

The Central Store is a file location that is checked by the Group Policy tools and it is a folder structure created in the “Sysvol” directory on the domain controllers in each domain in your organization. You will need to create the central store only once on a single domain controller for each domain in your organization….

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Fix Administrative templates retrieved from the local computer does not show up

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Fix Administrative templates retrieved from the local computer does not show up

In this article, we will discuss how to Fix Administrative templates retrieved from the local computer does not show up. ADMX files are XML‑based administrative template files, which were introduced with Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and used instead of ADM files. Please see What are the differences between an ADM and ADMX file, and how to…

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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack [MDOP] at a glance

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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack [MDOP] at a glance

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite (portfolio) of technologies available to Software Assurance customers through an additional subscription. The following components are included in the MDOP suite: Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM), Microsoft Diagnostics & Recovery Toolset (DaRT), and Microsoft BitLocker Administration and…

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NT LAN Manager: How to prevent NTLM credentials from being sent to remote servers

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NT LAN Manager: How to prevent NTLM credentials from being sent to remote servers

Due to the recent vulnerability discovered in Zoom as reviewed by security experts on the 1st of April 2020. It allows attackers to steal Windows credentials via UNC Links. In 2019, the security provider “Preempt” discovered a vulnerability in NTLM which allows remote execution of malicious code on any Windows machine to authenticate to any…

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How to disable power plan in Windows via GPO and Windows Settings

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How to disable power plan in Windows via GPO and Windows Settings

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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What is GPO and how can it be launched in Windows

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What is GPO and how can it be launched in Windows

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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Windows Server

Edge GPO settings: All Group Policies available to configure Microsoft Edge Settings

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Edge GPO settings: All Group Policies available to configure Microsoft Edge Settings

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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All Group Policies (GPO) available to configure Microsoft Edge settings

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All Group Policies (GPO) available to configure Microsoft Edge settings

On Windows 10, Microsoft currently has its new default web browser like Microsoft Edge In this article, I will be discussing how to centrally administer Microsoft Edge GPO settings in the enterprise Active Directory domain environment. You can check all available Policies for the latest version of Microsoft Edge . From the Local Group Policy Editor console…

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All about Group Policies: Group Policy GPUpdate Commands

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All about Group Policies: Group Policy GPUpdate Commands

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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