Tag: Computer Configuration
Allow CredSSP authentication
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client uses CredSSP authentication. If you enable this policy setting the WinRM client uses CredSSP authentication. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the WinRM client does not use CredSSP authentication.
Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation
This policy setting allows you to prevent a shortcut icon for the Player from being added to the user’s desktop. If you enable this policy setting users cannot add the Player shortcut icon to their desktops. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can choose whether to add the Player shortcut icon to their desktops.
Prevent Video Smoothing
This policy setting allows you to prevent video smoothing from occurring. If you enable this policy setting video smoothing is prevented which can improve video playback on computers with limited resources. In addition the Use Video Smoothing check box in the Video Acceleration Settings dialog box in the Player is cleared and is not available. If you disable this policy setting video smoothing occurs if necessary and the Use Video Smoothing check box is selected and is not available. If you do not configure this policy setting video smoothing occurs if necessary. Users can change the setting for the Use Video Smoothing check box. Video smoothing is available only on the Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional operating systems.
Prevent Media Sharing
This policy setting allows you to prevent media sharing from Windows Media Player. If you enable this policy setting any user on this computer is prevented from sharing digital media content from Windows Media Player with other computers and devices that are on the same network. Media sharing is disabled from Windows Media Player or from programs that depend on the Player’s media sharing feature. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting anyone using Windows Media Player can turn media sharing on or off.
Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation
This policy setting allows you to prevent a shortcut for the Player from being added to the Quick Launch bar. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot add the shortcut for the Player to the Quick Launch bar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to add the shortcut for the Player to the Quick Launch bar.
Windows Firewall: Allow inbound Remote Desktop exceptions
Allows this computer to receive inbound Remote Desktop requests. To do this Windows Firewall opens TCP port 3389. If you enable this policy setting Windows Firewall opens this port so that this computer can receive Remote Desktop requests. You must specify the IP addresses or subnets from which these incoming messages are allowed. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “Remote Desktop” check box is selected and administrators cannot clear it. If you disable this policy setting Windows Firewall blocks this port which prevents this computer from receiving Remote Desktop requests. If an administrator attempts to open this port by adding it to a local port exceptions list Windows Firewall does not open the port. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “Remote Desktop” check box is cleared and administrators cannot select it. If you do not configure this policy setting Windows Firewall does not open this port. Therefore the computer cannot receive Remote Desktop requests unless an administrator uses other policy settings to open the port. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “Remote Desktop” check box is cleared. Administrators can change this check box. “
Windows Firewall: Prohibit unicast response to multicast or broadcast requests
Prevents this computer from receiving unicast responses to its outgoing multicast or broadcast messages. If you enable this policy setting and this computer sends multicast or broadcast messages to other computers Windows Firewall blocks the unicast responses sent by those other computers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting and this computer sends a multicast or broadcast message to other computers Windows Firewall waits as long as three seconds for unicast responses from the other computers and then blocks all later responses. Note: This policy setting has no effect if the unicast message is a response to a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) broadcast message sent by this computer. Windows Firewall always permits those DHCP unicast responses. However this policy setting can interfere with the NetBIOS messages that detect name conflicts.
Windows Firewall: Allow inbound UPnP framework exceptions
Allows this computer to receive unsolicited inbound Plug and Play messages sent by network devices such as routers with built-in firewalls. To do this Windows Firewall opens TCP port 2869 and UDP port 1900. If you enable this policy setting Windows Firewall opens these ports so that this computer can receive Plug and Play messages. You must specify the IP addresses or subnets from which these incoming messages are allowed. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “UPnP framework” check box is selected and administrators cannot clear it. If you disable this policy setting Windows Firewall blocks these ports which prevents this computer from receiving Plug and Play messages. If an administrator attempts to open these ports by adding them to a local port exceptions list Windows Firewall does not open the ports. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “UPnP framework” check box is cleared and administrators cannot select it. If you do not configure this policy setting Windows Firewall does not open these ports. Therefore the computer cannot receive Plug and Play messages unless an administrator uses other policy settings to open the required ports or enable the required programs. In the Windows Firewall component of Control Panel the “UPnP framework” check box is cleared. Administrators can change this check box. “
Turn off Windows Mail application
Denies or allows access to the Windows Mail application. If you enable this setting access to the Windows Mail application is denied. If you disable or do not configure this setting access to the Windows Mail application is allowed.
Turn off the communities features
Windows Mail will not check your newsgroup servers for Communities support.