Tag: Computer Configuration
Prevent Input Panel tab from appearing
Prevents Input Panel tab from appearing on the edge of the Tablet PC screen. Tablet PC Input Panel is a Tablet PC accessory that enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy Input Panel tab will not appear on the edge of the Tablet PC screen. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy Input Panel tab will appear on the edge of the Tablet PC screen. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy Input Panel tab will appear on the edge of the Tablet PC screen. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Opening tab in Input Panel Options. Caution: If you enable both the “Prevent Input Panel from appearing next to text entry areas” policy and the “Prevent Input Panel tab from appearing” policy and disable the “Show Input Panel taskbar icon” policy the user will then have no way to access Input Panel.
For tablet pen input don’t show the Input Panel icon
Prevents the Tablet PC Input Panel icon from appearing next to any text entry area in applications where this behavior is available. This policy applies only when using a tablet pen as an input device. Tablet PC Input Panel is a Tablet PC accessory that enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy Input Panel will never appear next to text entry areas when using a tablet pen as an input device. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy Input Panel will appear next to any text entry area in applications where this behavior is available. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy Input Panel will appear next to text entry areas in applications where this behavior is available. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Opening tab in Input Panel Options. Caution: If you enable both the “Prevent Input Panel from appearing next to text entry areas” policy and the “Prevent Input Panel tab from appearing” policy and disable the “Show Input Panel taskbar icon” policy the user will then have no way to access Input Panel.
For touch input don’t show the Input Panel icon
Prevents the Tablet PC Input Panel icon from appearing next to any text entry area in applications where this behavior is available. This policy applies only when a user is using touch input. Tablet PC Input Panel is a Tablet PC accessory that enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy Input Panel will never appear next to any text entry area when a user is using touch input. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy Input Panel will appear next to text entry areas in applications where this behavior is available. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy Input Panel will appear next to text entry areas in applications where this behavior is available. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Opening tab in Input Panel Options.
Turn off password security in Input Panel
Adjusts password security settings in Touch Keyboard and Handwriting panel (a. k. a. Tablet PC Input Panel in Windows 7 and Windows Vista). These settings include using the on-screen keyboard by default preventing users from switching to another Input Panel skin (the writing pad or character pad) and not showing what keys are tapped when entering a password. Touch Keyboard and Handwriting panel enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy and choose “Low” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Low. ” At this setting all password security settings are turned off. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “Medium-Low” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium-Low. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel displays the cursor and which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “Medium” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is not allowed and Input Panel displays the cursor and which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose to “Medium-High” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium-High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “High” from the drop-down box password security is set to “High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is not allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy password security is set to “Medium-High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy password security is set to “Medium-High” by default. At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Advanced tab in Input Panel Options in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Caution: If you lower password security settings people who can see the user’s screen might be able to see their passwords.
Turn off AutoComplete integration with Input Panel
Turns off the integration of application auto complete lists with Tablet PC Input Panel in applications where this behavior is available. Tablet PC Input Panel is a Tablet PC accessory that enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy application auto complete lists will never appear next to Input Panel. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy application auto complete lists will appear next to Input Panel in applications where the functionality is available. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy application auto complete lists will appear next to Input Panel in applications where the functionality is available. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Text completion tab in Input Panel Options.
Turn off Configuration
Allows you to disable System Restore configuration through System Protection. This policy setting allows you to turn off System Restore configuration through System Protection. System Restore enables users in the event of a problem to restore their computers to a previous state without losing personal data files. The behavior of this policy setting depends on the “Turn off System Restore” policy setting. If you enable this policy setting the option to configure System Restore through System Protection is disabled. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can change the System Restore settings through System Protection. Also see the “Turn off System Restore” policy setting. If the “Turn off System Restore” policy setting is enabled the “Turn off System Restore configuration” policy setting is overwritten.
Turn off System Restore
Allows you to disable System Restore. This policy setting allows you to turn off System Restore. System Restore enables users in the event of a problem to restore their computers to a previous state without losing personal data files. By default System Restore is turned on for the boot volume. If you enable this policy setting System Restore is turned off and the System Restore Wizard cannot be accessed. The option to configure System Restore or create a restore point through System Protection is also disabled. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can perform System Restore and configure System Restore settings through System Protection. Also see the “Turn off System Restore configuration” policy setting. If the “Turn off System Restore” policy setting is disabled or not configured the “Turn off System Restore configuration” policy setting is used to determine whether the option to configure System Restore is available.
Pin Apps to Start when installed
This policy setting allows pinning apps to Start by default when they are included by AppID on the list.
Start Screen Layout
Specifies the Start screen layout for users. This setting lets you specify the Start screen layout for users and prevents them from changing its configuration. The Start screen layout you specify must be stored in an XML file that was generated by the Export-StartLayout PowerShell cmdlet. To use this setting you must first manually configure a device’s Start screen layout to the desired look and feel. Once you are done run the Export-StartLayout PowerShell cmdlet on that same device. The cmdlet will generate an XML file representing the layout you configured. Once the XML file is generated and moved to the desired file path type the fully qualified path and name of the XML file. You can type a local path such as C: -> StartLayouts -> myLayout. xml or a UNC path such as -> -> Server -> Share -> Layout. xml. If the specified file is not available when the user logs on the layout won’t be changed. Users cannot customize their Start screen while this setting is enabled. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the Start screen layout won’t be changed and users will be able to customize it.
Customize message for Access Denied errors
This policy setting specifies the message that users see when they are denied access to a file or folder. You can customize the Access Denied message to include additional text and links. You can also provide users with the ability to send an email to request access to the file or folder to which they were denied access. If you enable this policy setting users receive a customized Access Denied message from the file servers on which this policy setting is applied. If you disable this policy setting users see a standard Access Denied message that doesn’t provide any of the functionality controlled by this policy setting regardless of the file server configuration. If you do not configure this policy setting users see a standard Access Denied message unless the file server is configured to display the customized Access Denied message. By default users see the standard Access Denied message.