Tag: User Configuration
Prevent users from replacing the Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu they see when they right-click the lower-left corner or press the Windows logo key+X
This policy setting allows you to prevent users from replacing the Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu they see when they right-click the lower-left corner or press the Windows logo key + X. If you enable this policy setting the Command Prompt will always be listed in that menu and users won’t be able to replace it with Windows PowerShell. Users will still be able to access Windows PowerShell but not from that menu. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting Command Prompt will be listed in the menu by default and users can configure this setting.
Search Share Start Devices and Settings don’t appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen
This policy setting allows you to prevent Search Share Start Devices and Settings from appearing when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen. If you enable this policy setting Search Share Start Devices and Settings will no longer appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner. They’ll still be available if the mouse is pointing to the lower-right corner. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting Search Share Start Devices and Settings will be available by default and the user can configure this setting.
Do not show recent apps when the mouse is pointing to the upper-left corner of the screen
This policy setting allows you to prevent the last app and the list of recent apps from appearing when the mouse is pointing to the upper-left corner of the screen. If you enable this policy setting the user will no longer be able to switch to recent apps using the mouse. The user will still be able to switch apps using touch gestures keyboard shortcuts and the Start screen. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting the recent apps will be available by default and the user can configure this setting.
Do not include Non-Publishing Standard Glyph in the candidate list
This policy setting allows you to include the Non-Publishing Standard Glyph in the candidate list when Publishing Standard Glyph for the word exists. If you enable this policy setting Non-Publishing Standard Glyph is not included in the candidate list when Publishing Standard Glyph for the word exists. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting both Publishing Standard Glyph and Non-Publishing Standard Glyph are included in the candidate list. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME only. Note: Changes to this setting will not take effect until the user logs off.
Restrict character code range of conversion
This policy setting allows you to restrict character code range of conversion by setting character filter. If you enable this policy setting then only the character code ranges specified by this policy setting are used for conversion of IME. You can specify multiple ranges by setting a value combined with a bitwise OR of following values:0x0001 // JIS208 area0x0002 // NEC special char code0x0004 // NEC selected IBM extended code0x0008 // IBM extended code0x0010 // Half width katakana code0x0100 // EUDC(GAIJI)0x0200 // S-JIS unmapped area0x0400 // Unicode char0x0800 // surrogate char0x1000 // IVS char0xFFFF // no definition. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting no range of characters are filtered by default. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME only. Note: Changes to this setting will not take effect until the user logs off.
Turn off custom dictionary
This policy setting allows you to turn off the ability to use a custom dictionary. If you enable this policy setting you cannot add edit and delete words in the custom dictionary either with GUI tools or APIs. A word registered in the custom dictionary before enabling this policy setting is not used for conversion. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the custom dictionary can be used by default. For Japanese Microsoft IME [Clear auto-tuning information] works even if this policy setting is enabled and it clears self-tuned words from the custom dictionary. This policy setting is applied to Japanese Microsoft IME and Simplified Chinese Microsoft Pinyin.
Turn off Internet search integration
This policy setting allows you to turn off Internet search integration. If you enable this policy setting you cannot add a new search integration configuration file. A search integration configuration file that was installed before enabling this policy setting is not used. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the search integration function can be used by default. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME Simplified Chinese Microsoft Pinyin and Traditional Chinese New Phonetic.
Turn off Open Extended Dictionary
This policy setting allows you to turn off Open Extended Dictionary. If you enable this policy setting Open Extended Dictionary is turned off. You cannot add a new Open Extended Dictionary. For Japanese Microsoft IME an Open Extended Dictionary that is added before enabling this policy setting is not used for conversion. For Simplified Chinese Microsoft Pinyin an Open Extended Dictionary that is added before enabling this policy setting is still used for conversion. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Open Extended Dictionary can be added and used by default. This policy setting is applied to Japanese Microsoft IME and Simplified Chinese Microsoft Pinyin.
Turn off history-based predictive input
This policy setting allows you to turn off history-based predictive input. If you enable this policy setting history-based predictive input is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting history-based predictive input is on by default. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME only. Note: Changes to this setting will not take effect until the user logs off.
Turn off saving auto-tuning data to file
This policy setting allows you to turn off saving the auto-tuning result to file. If you enable this policy setting the auto-tuning data is not saved to file. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting auto-tuning data is saved to file by default. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME only.