One of the most common methods to configure an office full of Microsoft Windows computers is with group policy. For the most part, group policies are settings pushed into a computer’s registry to ...

Configuration issues are frequently identified to DNS settings. Rick Vanover shows how to centrally manage DNS suffix configuration with Group Policy. The DNS suffix is one of the most important ...

Sometimes quality really is better than quantity. Remove the duplicates and Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 add a mere 45 new Group Policy Administrative Template settings, plus seven more for ...

If you’ve upgraded your computer to Windows 11, then some of you might want to have the Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet & Group Policy ADMX Templates for the operating system. What are ...

Windows Time Service, an implementation of Network Time Protocol, ensures that the clocks on all client workstations connected to a network are synchronized. Clients associated with an Active ...

In an Active Directory environment, Group Policy is an easy way to configure computer and user settings on computers that are part of the domain. An Active Directory environment means that you must ...

The Group Policy Management Console -- also known as the GPMC or Group Policy Management Editor -- is used to configure permissions and settings in Windows Server 2008. It is one of the easiest ways ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Wireless networks can be very convenient for businesses as they eliminate reliance on Ethernet cabling. Using Active Directory and Group Policy to configure and support Wireless in the enterprise can ...