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Adding URL Shortcuts to the Start Menu via GPO

Adding URL Shortcuts to the Start Menu via GPO

One of the assets that our district lacks is software that is installed on the Windows 10 workstations.   This is due to the fact that they district has moved over to be a Google District and most of the software that is used are apps that are within the G-suite.   With this in mind, we […]

PDQ Deploy–GPO Setting up the Default User Image

PDQ Deploy–GPO Setting up the Default User Image

Windows 10 will give you the ability to setup a picture for your account on the computer.   We have this same capability with our G-Suite, so we decided to turn off this feature and just set the “Sinchak” Tigre as the default user image for everyone.   Once this is set, then the user cannot change […]

Adding Domain Users to Remote Desktop

Adding Domain Users to Remote Desktop

By default, only the administration group has access to remote desktop into a computer.   We needed to add the ability for teachers and administrators to be able to remote back to their desktop machine if needed, so we just added the domain users as a restricted group for remote desktop.

Setting the default lock screen via GPO

Setting the default lock screen via GPO

One of the new features of Windows 10 is the picture that is displayed when the computer is awaiting for someone to logon.   This is called the “lock” screen.  Through group police we can set the defaults for this image, and then lock it down so that they cannot be changed and messed with by […]