Group Policy Setting
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Is your patch programme up to scratch?
Insight As your Windows network grows, so do your patch management duties--unless you find a way to automate the process. We give you a few pointers to keep your systems up-to-date
Tags: Security applications/tools
Take control of patch deploys with Software Update Services
Insight The Windows Update Service offers a timely way to update Windows with the latest patches, but it can cause problems in a corporate environment.
What's new in Vista Group Policy
Insight A detailed look at some of Vista's more interesting Group Policy additions: access to removable media, power management, and User Account Control policies.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows XP
Manage group accounts with Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Event, account management, group policy setting, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, group policy
Disabling removable media in Server 2008
Techguide Among the more frequent requests for data protection, disabling removable media access is quite simple. Learn how to deploy a Windows Server 2008 Group Policy configuration through a Group Policy object.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Configuration, Organizational Unit, Storage, Removable Media, Computer, group policy object, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Is your patch programme up to scratch?
Techguide As your Windows network grows, so do your patch management duties – unless you find a way to automate the process. We give you a few pointers to keep your systems up-to-date
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, Client, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Scott Lowe
Managing devices on Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide Windows Server 2008 Core Edition requires some changes to how administrators do standard tasks, such as device management. Find out more in this guide.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Infrastructure/architecture management, computer, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Hardware, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server
Keep gaming off your corporate network
Techguide Always willing to sacrifice popularity in the name of security, Mike Mullins offers four steps you can take to keep gaming off your network.
Tags: Game players, Security, Network security, Security Management, Games, Gamer
Control user access to Windows Update with Group Policy
Techguide Windows Windows Update is a useful application that allows central management and automatic installation of updates for Windows Server 2003.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
Take another look at Microsoft Software Update Services
Insight Perhaps it's time to check it out again as the latest Service Pack makes SUS a practical solution for mass software updates.
Improve Windows 2000 Pro security through local file and folder auditing
Insight Local auditing can improve security and is critical on publicly accessible workstations. Find out how to audit file and folder access on a local Windows 2000 Professional PC.
