Windows 2008 has built in policy GPO for wireless setting management. You can configure your network setting using Certificates. It is the most recommended and secure way But if you like to deploy the wireless settings using static key, you will have to use other way. The steps bellow describe the way to deploy Wireless LAN settings with a Pre-Shared Key The purpose is to Automate Adding Wireless Profile in Windows. Preparations Configure Wireless settings on one workstation Read more

  In Previous version we used to work with CPL File Names  to define which one of control panel applets will be displayed. In order to make it work Use Canonical names instead. It should Look like that You can get the full list from here Read more

In System properties window you can various information about  Windows system . You may wish to block it to prevent users from accessing it  and do changes. You can easily disable access to My Computer context menu through AD Group Policy. This solution doesn’t block access to menus, only hides it from right click. Menu  can still be accessed Windows key + Pause/Break key. To disable it Open Group Policy Manager Navigate to User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Read more

  There is no 100% foolproof  solution that blocks local admin users access the option of disjoining their computer from domain , but you can make it harder to get to system menu. I remove the "properties" from when you right click on my computer. Then i also remove system applet from control panel menu ,and disable registry editing. To disable right click on my computer go to Group Policy. Navigate to  User Configuration>Administrative templates>Desktop Read more

Open Group Policy Editor: Link Policy to relevant OU Navigate to User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Start menu and taskbar. Edit “Prevent Changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings” Set it to enable Pres OK Note: To enforce group policy: Navigate to Start>Run type gpupdate /force and hit Enter Read more

Recently I installed 2 2008 terminal servers , and when I started configuring them I realized that I can't use lot of new features that are available only via 2008 Group Policy . The network was 2003 , and adding or upgrading current DC to 2008 domain controller rises project costs ( 2008 CAL's for entire domain ) I had to look for other solution . Since windows 2008 GPO templates changed their format from ADM to ADMX I couldn't import windows 2008 templates to windows 2003 DC. So here how you Read more