Tag: User Configuration
Carpoint
Designates the Microsoft Network (MSN) Carpoint automatic pricing control as administrator-approved. This control enables enhanced pricing functionality on the Carpoint Web site where users can shop for and obtain information about vehicles. If you enable this policy this control can be run in security zones in which you specify that administrator-approved controls can be run. If you disable this policy or do not configure it this control will not be designated as administrator-approved. To specify how administrator-approved controls are handled for each security zone carry out the following steps:1. In Group Policy click User Configuration click Internet Explorer Maintenance and then click Security. 2. Double-click Security Zones and Content Ratings click Import the Current Security Zones Settings and then click Modify Settings. 3. Select the content zone in which you want to manage ActiveX controls and then click Custom Level. 4. In the Run ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins area click Administrator Approved.
Turn off Internet File Association service
This policy setting specifies whether to use the Microsoft Web service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file association. When a user opens a file that has an extension that is not associated with any applications on the computer the user is given the choice to select a local application or use the Web service to find an application. If you enable this policy setting the link and the dialog for using the Web service to open an unhandled file association are removed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user is allowed to use the Web service.
Turn off access to the Store
This policy setting specifies whether to use the Store service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file type or protocol association. When a user opens a file type or protocol that is not associated with any applications on the computer the user is given the choice to select a local application or use the Store service to find an application. If you enable this policy setting the “Look for an app in the Store” item in the Open With dialog is removed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user is allowed to use the Store service and the Store item is available in the Open With dialog.
Turn off the “Order Prints” picture task
This policy setting specifies whether the “Order Prints Online” task is available from Picture Tasks in Windows folders. The Order Prints Online Wizard is used to download a list of providers and allow users to order prints online. If you enable this policy setting the task “Order Prints Online” is removed from Picture Tasks in File Explorer folders. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the task is displayed.
Turn off the “Publish to Web” task for files and folders
This policy setting specifies whether the tasks “Publish this file to the Web” “Publish this folder to the Web” and “Publish the selected items to the Web” are available from File and Folder Tasks in Windows folders. The Web Publishing Wizard is used to download a list of providers and allow users to publish content to the web. If you enable this policy setting these tasks are removed from the File and Folder tasks in Windows folders. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the tasks are shown.
Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program
This policy setting specifies whether Windows Messenger collects anonymous information about how Windows Messenger software and service is used. With the Customer Experience Improvement program users can allow Microsoft to collect anonymous information about how the product is used. This information is used to improve the product in future releases. If you enable this policy setting Windows Messenger does not collect usage information and the user settings to enable the collection of usage information are not shown. If you disable this policy setting Windows Messenger collects anonymous usage information and the setting is not shown. If you do not configure this policy setting users have the choice to opt in and allow information to be collected.
Turn off Internet download for Web publishing and online ordering wizards
This policy setting specifies whether Windows should download a list of providers for the web publishing and online ordering wizards. These wizards allow users to select from a list of companies that provide services such as online storage and photographic printing. By default Windows displays providers downloaded from a Windows website in addition to providers specified in the registry. If you enable this policy setting Windows does not download providers and only the service providers that are cached in the local registry are displayed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting a list of providers are downloaded when the user uses the web publishing or online ordering wizards. See the documentation for the web publishing and online ordering wizards for more information including details on specifying service providers in the registry.
Turn off Windows Online
This policy setting specifies whether users can search and view content from Windows Online in Help and Support. Windows Online provides the most up-to-date Help content for Windows. If you enable this policy setting users are prevented from accessing online assistance content from Windows Online. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can access online assistance if they have a connection to the Internet and have not disabled Windows Online from the Help and Support Options page.
Restrict Internet communication
This policy setting specifies whether Windows can access the Internet to accomplish tasks that require Internet resources. If you enable this setting all of the the policy settings listed in the “Internet Communication settings” section are set such that their respective features cannot access the Internet. If you disable this policy setting all of the the policy settings listed in the “Internet Communication settings” section are set such that their respective features can access the Internet. If you do not configure this policy setting all of the the policy settings in the “Internet Communication settings” section are set to not configured.
Turn off printing over HTTP
This policy setting specifies whether to allow printing over HTTP from this client. Printing over HTTP allows a client to print to printers on the intranet as well as the Internet. Note: This policy setting affects the client side of Internet printing only. It does not prevent this computer from acting as an Internet Printing server and making its shared printers available via HTTP. If you enable this policy setting it prevents this client from printing to Internet printers over HTTP. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can choose to print to Internet printers over HTTP. Also see the “Web-based printing” policy setting in Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Printers.