Introduction In this article, I will explain how to apply a Group Policy (GPO) to an Active Directory group that contains multiple users. The tutorial also applies in case you want to apply the policy to a particular user. Prerequisites Have created the Active Directory group Having created the strategy The policy must be correctly placed either at the root…
Introduction Following the many messages I can see on the forum concerning the installation of the Agent FusionInventory, I will explain how I have been doing for several years. In this article, I’ll explain how to install the FusionInventory agent using a script that runs when the machine starts. It is possible to install the agent with a login script…
Presentation The client-side targeting on WSUS, when enabled, allows you to directly assign to a group declare in the console. This declaration is not done GPO or by modifying the register of the customer workstation. Once activated, it is no longer possible to change the assignment of a station by hand from the WSUS console. Prerequisites Have created computer groups…
Presentation In this article, we will see how to set up a script that runs at startup of the post using Group Policy (GPO). The advantage of using this type of script is that it is executed with the Administrators rights, which makes it possible to launch software installations on the workstation without any elevation of rights. The other interest,…
When setting up an Active Directory, one of the things you want to set up automatically is the printer mapping to the different users. Before setting up GPOs, you must have shared your printers. As for mapping network drives, I’ll introduce you to two ways, the first using Group Policy (GPO) and using a vbs script that should run when…
Introduction In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to disable access to previous versions by GPO from client computers. Although convenient, this feature in case of user error can do some damage. As a reminder, in normal operation, access to previous versions is available by right-clicking on the folder. The GPO I am going to mount you will disable access to…
Introduction When logging on to a Windows Server (since 2008), the server manager opens automatically, but you do not necessarily need it. Personally, I even find that it tends to slow down the system. In this tutorial we will see how to disable it with a GPO. GPO: disable the server manager 1. From the Group Policy Management Console, create…
Presentation In this tutorial, we are going to have how to set up a GPO to make the admin domain users of their post. The goal is to add the Domain Users group in the Administrators 1 group of the user station. The Domain Admins group is already a member of the group. How to 1. From a domain controller,…
Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) is a built-in role in Windows Server, which enables the implementation of a Microsoft Updates distribution system internally. The benefits of WSUS: Monitoring the deployment of updates Reduced internet bandwidth Update Installation Report Ability to uninstall an update in case of problem. Prerequisites A physical or virtual machine dedicated to WSUS. 2CPU 4GB of RAM…
In this tutorial, I will try to simply introduce you to how reminder loops work in GPOs. It quickly becomes a joke when we have a mixed environment with local users, RDS users and mobile users. Context To illustrate this article, I am going to assume that I have a company with two remote sites of about thirty kilometers and…