Tag: Computer Configuration

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Allow applications to prevent automatic sleep (on battery)

This policy setting allows applications and services to prevent automatic sleep. If you enable this policy setting any application service or device driver prevents Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep after a period of user inactivity. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting applications services or drivers do not prevent Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep. Only user input is used to determine if Windows should automatically sleep.

At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Set the default source path for Update-Help

This policy setting allows you to set the default value of the SourcePath parameter on the Update-Help cmdlet. If you enable this policy setting the Update-Help cmdlet will use the specified value as the default value for the SourcePath parameter. This default value can be overridden by specifying a different value with the SourcePath parameter on the Update-Help cmdlet. If this policy setting is disabled or not configured this policy setting does not set a default value for the SourcePath parameter of the Update-Help cmdlet. Note: This policy setting exists under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration in the Group Policy Editor. The Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence over the User Configuration policy setting.

At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Turn on Module Logging

This policy setting allows you to turn on logging for Windows PowerShell modules. If you enable this policy setting pipeline execution events for members of the specified modules are recorded in the Windows PowerShell log in Event Viewer. Enabling this policy setting for a module is equivalent to setting the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of the module to True. If you disable this policy setting logging of execution events is disabled for all Windows PowerShell modules. Disabling this policy setting for a module is equivalent to setting the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of the module to False. If this policy setting is not configured the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of a module or snap-in determines whether the execution events of a module or snap-in are logged. By default the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of all modules and snap-ins is set to False. To add modules and snap-ins to the policy setting list click Show and then type the module names in the list. The modules and snap-ins in the list must be installed on the computer. Note: This policy setting exists under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration in the Group Policy Editor. The Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence over the User Configuration policy setting.

At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Turn on Script Execution

This policy setting lets you configure the script execution policy controlling which scripts are allowed to run. If you enable this policy setting the scripts selected in the drop-down list are allowed to run. The “Allow only signed scripts” policy setting allows scripts to execute only if they are signed by a trusted publisher. The “Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts” policy setting allows any local scrips to run; scripts that originate from the Internet must be signed by a trusted publisher. The “Allow all scripts” policy setting allows all scripts to run. If you disable this policy setting no scripts are allowed to run. Note: This policy setting exists under both “Computer Configuration” and “User Configuration” in the Local Group Policy Editor. The “Computer Configuration” has precedence over “User Configuration. “If you disable or do not configure this policy setting it reverts to a per-machine preference setting; the default if that is not configured is “No scripts allowed. “

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Reserve battery notification level

This policy setting specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that triggers the reserve power mode. If you enable this policy setting you must enter a numeric value (percentage) to set the battery level that triggers the reserve power notification. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can see and change this setting.

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Allow applications to prevent automatic sleep (plugged in)

This policy setting allows applications and services to prevent automatic sleep. If you enable this policy setting any application service or device driver prevents Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep after a period of user inactivity. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting applications services or drivers do not prevent Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep. Only user input is used to determine if Windows should automatically sleep.

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Specify the unattended sleep timeout (on battery)

This policy setting allows you to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions to sleep automatically when a user is not present at the computer. If you enable this policy setting you must provide a value in seconds indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows automatically transitions to sleep when left unattended. If you specify 0 seconds Windows does not automatically transition to sleep. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting. If the user has configured a slide show to run on the lock screen when the machine is locked this can prevent the sleep transition from occuring. The “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy setting can be used to disable the slide show feature.

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Specify the unattended sleep timeout (plugged in)

This policy setting allows you to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions to sleep automatically when a user is not present at the computer. If you enable this policy setting you must provide a value in seconds indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows automatically transitions to sleep when left unattended. If you specify 0 seconds Windows does not automatically transition to sleep. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting. If the user has configured a slide show to run on the lock screen when the machine is locked this can prevent the sleep transition from occuring. The “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy setting can be used to disable the slide show feature.