Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for Updates

Engaged restart transition means that Windows 10 will not be forced to reboot, but it will request users to restart, pick a time or snooze manually. So when an update shows up, it prompts the users, and the end-user can […]

Administrative Templates for Office 2019, Office 365 ProPlus

Just like any other features in Windows, the Group Policy settings also available for Microsoft Office 2019, and Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016. If you are an IT person, you can make use of Administrative Templates from […]

How to open Group Policy Editor in Windows 10

The Windows 10 Group Policy Editor is a vital configuration editor that allows you to change settings organization-wide. Primarily it’s designed to IT admin can change advanced settings of a remote computer. However, if you have an administrator account, you […]

Configure Google Chrome using Group Policy in Windows 10

Google Chrome is the world’s most used web browser according to statistics. But the main thing that gives the Internet Explorer an edge over it is the fact that it can be configured and calibrated using Windows Group Policy Editor. […]

How to repair a corrupt Group Policy in Windows 10

If the changes made by you using Group Policy Editor are not reflected on the client machine, and you receive errors that may point to the fact that your Windows system is not able to read Group Policy file (registry.pol), […]

enable and configure the Download to host

Enable Allow files to download to the Host setting on Edge in Windows 10

Windows Defender Application Guard makes sure that any file you download stays in the virtual container. This makes sure that malicious files don’t breach into the host system. However, sometimes you need to download files to the host. Microsoft has offered this […]

Group Policy Settings Reference Guide for Windows 10/8.1/7/Server

The Group Policy is an integral part of the Windows operating system, on which many a IT Pro, Beginners and Tweak enthusiasts count on to customize and enforce settings on their computers. The Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc) is one of […]

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Stop Windows 10 from preloading Microsoft Edge on Startup

Microsoft replaced their legendary Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge, a brand new browser built for the Modern Web. Since its release, Microsoft has been pushing users to give Microsoft Edge a try and probably make it their primary browser since always. […]

Prevent Users from changing the Date and Time in Windows 10

Most of the time Windows users are able to change the date, and time, especially in a single user scenario where it has administrative privileges. That said if you have a case where you are an Administrator, and you don’t […]

How to disable add-on installation in Firefox using Group Policy

Firefox is a popular web browser with lots of features and add-ons. If you are an IT administrator and want to restrict Firefox add-ons or extensions fron being installed, Windows 10 offers a Group Policy setting that allows you to […]

Windows Defender is turned off by Group Policy

Windows Defender is the default anti-virus on Windows 10. It’s good enough for most major cases. Therefore, you won’t need a third-party option unless for extreme cases which are quite rare. Not to mention, Windows Defender is not a resource […]

How to integrate Firefox with Windows Group Policy

Mozilla has shipped the support for Windows Group Policy Support. Firefox 60 is the next Extended Support Release of Firefox browsers releases which replaces Firefox ESR 52.x. Firefox ESR 52.x is the last official version of Firefox that will be […]

Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 v1809

The Administrative Templates (.admx files) for Windows 10 v1809 are now available for download the Microsoft Download Center. The Administrative templates for Windows 10 v1809 support Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and […]

The Group Policy Client service failed the logon in Windows 10

In Windows 10, you can face different types of issues while logging in to your user account. Today in this article we’ll discuss one of these errors. It is about the failure of Group Policy Client service while logging into […]

Some settings are managed by your organization message in Windows 10

At times, Windows 10 users may see a message Some settings are hidden or managed by your organization. When they go to change some options in the Settings app. You could see it in the Windows Update section, Cortana settings […]

How to add Group Policy Editor to Windows 10 Home Edition

Group Policy is a Windows feature that lets network administrators modify and change some of the advanced Windows settings. And not just network computers, local Group Policy can be used to change advanced settings on a standalone PC as well. […]

Completely disable Web Search in Windows 10 using Group Policy

Microsoft has integrated Bing web search in Windows 10/8.1, in addition to the native search available in previous Windows editions. Thus when you search for anything on your Windows computer, if you’re connected to the web, Bing web search results […]

Managing Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates in Windows

When you are an admin, one of the important tasks you have to do is to create and administer registry-based policy settings in Windows OS. The Group Policy Administrative Templates in Windows machines are created using .admx and .adml files. […]

How to enable & configure PIN Complexity Group Policy in Windows 10

You can force your users to create a complex PIN that uses digits, lowercase, uppercase & special characters to sign into in Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 by enabling PIN Complexity Group Policy. To create a PIN for signing […]

How to display information about previous logons in Windows 10/8/7

From a security point of view, it might be a good idea if you were able to know the name of the last user who had logged on to your Windows system. You may find this feature very useful in […]

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