Disabling CoPilot on Windows 11
After updating Window 11 Pro to 23H2 on some domain-joined computers, I I found that a CoPilot Preview suddenly started appearing in the lower right corner:
Set Up Group Policy Admin Templates
Here are brief instructions on setting up Group Policy Administrative Templates on a single Server 2012 R2 or 2016 domain controller. More detailed instructions, as well as the latest Windows …
Updating the CredSSP Group Policy
“Patch Lady” Susan Bradley has some helpful explanations on AskWoody about Microsoft KB4093942, “CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886.” She mentions that you can prepare for the updates by setting group policy …
Windows 10 Repeatedly Disconnects Network Drives
A few weeks ago, I upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10 Pro. The most frustrating problem has been that mapped drives on my server frequently disconnect. One of …
Windows 8.1 Update Scheduling
Windows Update on Windows 8/8.1/2012/2012R2 has some confusing behavior. I’m assuming you’ve installed the 2013 patch 2885694 to get more control over the updates. You’ll probably want to read the …
Install GFI MAX Agent via Startup Script
GFI MAX RemoteManagement has instructions on using Group Policy Software Settings to deploy the Advanced Monitoring Agent. However, this note warned me off: Please note: to avoid configuration issues we …
Configure Security Auditing by Subcategory Using Group Policy
I like to be able to review the Windows Security log to see who has logged on to a computer, among other things. This means that I need to audit …
Use Group Policy to Enhance Adobe Security
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have become two of the biggest security holes on Windows computers. It’s important to keep them patched. There are also a couple of registry changes …
Gigabit Switch Spanning Tree Causes Slow Logon
I recently installed a Dell PowerConnect 2824 switch, my first foray into managed switches and gigabit networking. I blogged earlier about how to set it up and how to use …
Group Policy in a Mixed Windows XP – Windows 7 Environment
I’ve recently added a Windows 7 Enterprise computer to a network that is mostly running Windows XP SP3 with a Windows Server 2003 R2 server. One of the main challenges …