Tag: Computer Configuration
Set the SafeSearch setting for Search
This policy setting allows you to control the SafeSearch setting used when performing a query in Search. If you enable this policy setting you can specify one of three SafeSearch settings which users won’t be able to change: -Strict: Filter out adult text images and videos from search results; -Moderate: Filter adult images and videos but not text from search results; -Off: Don’t filter adult content from search results. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting users can specify the SafeSearch setting.
Prevent automatically adding shared folders to the Windows Search index
This policy setting configures how Windows Search adds shared folders to the search index. If you enable this policy setting Windows Search is prevented from automatically adding shared folders to the index. Windows Search does not automatically add shares created on the computer to the scope of the index. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows Search monitors which folders are shared or not shared on this computer and automatically adds them to or removes them from the index.
Always use automatic language detection when indexing content and properties
This policy setting determines when Windows uses automatic language detection results and when it relies on indexing history. If you enable this policy setting Windows will always use automatic language detection to index (as it did in Windows 7). Using automatic language detection can increase memory usage. We recommend enabling this policy setting only on PCs where documents are stored in many languages. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows will use automatic language detection only when it can determine the language of a document with high confidence.
Allow use of diacritics
This policy setting allows words that contain diacritic characters to be treated as separate words. If you enable this policy setting words that only differ in diacritics are treated as different words. If you disable this policy setting words with diacritics and words without diacritics are treated as identical words. This policy setting is not configured by default. If you do not configure this policy setting the local setting configured through Control Panel will be used. Note: By default the Control Panel setting is set to treat words that differ only because of diacritics as the same word.
Do not allow locations on removable drives to be added to libraries
This policy setting configures whether or not locations on removable drives can be added to libraries. If you enable this policy setting locations on removable drives cannot be added to libraries. In addition locations on removable drives cannot be indexed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting locations on removable drives can be added to libraries. In addition locations on removable drives can be indexed.
Don’t search the web or display web results in Search
This policy setting allows you to control whether or not Search can perform queries on the web and if the web results are displayed in Search. If you enable this policy setting queries won’t be performed on the web and web results won’t be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you disable this policy setting queries will be performed on the web and web results will be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you don’t configure this policy setting a user can choose whether or not Search can perform queries on the web and if the web results are displayed in Search.
Configure Scheduled Maintenance Behavior
Determines whether scheduled diagnostics will run to proactively detect and resolve system problems. If you enable this policy setting you must choose an execution level. If you choose detection and troubleshooting only Windows will periodically detect and troubleshoot problems. The user will be notified of the problem for interactive resolution. If you choose detection troubleshooting and resolution Windows will resolve some of these problems silently without requiring user input. If you disable this policy setting Windows will not be able to detect troubleshoot or resolve problems on a scheduled basis. If you do not configure this policy setting local troubleshooting preferences will take precedence as configured in the control panel. If no local troubleshooting preference is configured scheduled diagnostics are enabled for detection troubleshooting and resolution by default. No reboots or service restarts are required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. This policy setting will only take effect when the Task Scheduler service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled scheduled diagnostics will not be executed. The Task Scheduler service can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console.
Troubleshooting: Allow users to access online troubleshooting content on Microsoft servers from the Troubleshooting Control Panel (via the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service – WOTS)
This policy setting allows users who are connected to the Internet to access and search troubleshooting content that is hosted on Microsoft content servers. Users can access online troubleshooting content from within the Troubleshooting Control Panel UI by clicking “Yes” when they are prompted by a message that states “Do you want the most up-to-date troubleshooting content?”If you enable or do not configure this policy setting users who are connected to the Internet can access and search troubleshooting content that is hosted on Microsoft content servers from within the Troubleshooting Control Panel user interface. If you disable this policy setting users can only access and search troubleshooting content that is available locally on their computers even if they are connected to the Internet. They are prevented from connecting to the Microsoft servers that host the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service.
Prevent customization of indexed locations in Control Panel
If enabled Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel does not allow opening the Modify Locations dialog. Otherwise it can be opened. Disabled by default.
Prevent indexing when running on battery power to conserve energy
If enabled the indexer pauses whenever the computer is running on battery. If disabled the indexing follows the default behavior. Default is disabled.