In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to disable SMBv1 support add-on using Group Policy. To disable full SMBv1 support, you must act on the two SMB components which are: The server who is the one who shares The client that allows the use of shared resources. Disabling by group policy is done …
In this “troubleshooting”, I will explain how to remove the Remote Installation Services settings that are configured on the Default Domain Policy. On Active Directory domains, which were created with an older version of Windows Server (2003), User settings are configured (Policies / Windows Settings / Remote Installation Services / Client Installation Wizard Options). Custom …
For companies that use firefox as a browser, it was difficult to control due to the lack of admx file and the implementation of policies required scripts to copy the settings file. Since May 2018, firefox has officially offered ADMX files in order to be able to set up group policies (GPO) to configure Firefox …
In this tutorial, I will tell you how to harden password security with Lithnet Password Protection for Active Directory. Lithnet Password Protection for Active Directory is a free utility that installs on domain controllers, which will allow us to increase password security with: Create a forbidden password dictionary, also taking into account the replacement of …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to modify the URL of the GLPI server on a FusionInventory Agent. You may need to make this type of change for several reasons: GLPI server change Protocol change to switch to HTTPS In this tutorial, we will see the second case, I had to do this manipulation …
To fight against the flaws that affect the print spooler on Windows, the KB5005033 of August 2021, modifies the behavior of Windows 10 by requesting the administrator rights for the installation and the update of the print drivers. The changes proposed in this article bypass the KB related blockage, which again exposes your system. It …
Through this article, I will show you how to set up the necessary files to set up Office 2016 using GPOs in an Active Directory environment. It is possible to add settings to the Group Policy system by adding ADMX and ADML files. The explanations below can be applied to any definitions you may download …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to copy / duplicate / clone a Group Policy (GPO). To do this, you have two solutions, either go through the GUI and the Group Policy Management console or use PowerShell. I’ll show you both, then it’s up to you to choose which one is right for you. …
In this tutorial, I’ll explain why and how to update Group Policy Definitions (GPOs) in an Active Directory environment. Before explaining how to do this, we will see why to update the files, for understanding I will start from an example. You are in an Active Directory environment which is composed of 2 Windows Server …
In this tutorial, we will see how to restore GPO Default Domain Policy / Default Domain Controller Policy to default. On domain controllers, a DCGPOFIX command line tool is available to restore the 2 default policies. Before proceeding with the restoration of the policies, I advise you to make a backup of this one before. …