Tag: User Configuration
Restrict unpacking and installation of gadgets that are not digitally signed.
This policy setting allows you to restrict the installation of unsigned gadgets. Desktop gadgets can be deployed as compressed files either digitally signed or unsigned. If you enable this setting gadgets that have not been digitally signed will not be extracted. If you disable or do not configure this setting both signed and unsigned gadgets will be extracted. The default is for Windows to extract both signed and unsigned gadgets.
Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing
Turns off data sharing from the handwriting recognition personalization tool. The handwriting recognition personalization tool tool enables Tablet PC users to adapt handwriting recognition to their own writing style by providing writing samples. The tool can optionally share user writing samples with Microsoft to improve handwriting recognition in future versions of Windows. The tool generates reports and transmits them to Microsoft over a secure connection. If you enable this policy Tablet PC users cannot choose to share writing samples from the handwriting recognition personalization tool with Microsoft. If you disable this policy Tablet PC user writing samples from the handwriting recognition personalization tool will automatically be shared with Microsoft. If you do not configure this policy Tablet PC users can choose whether or not they want to share their writing samples from the handwriting recognition personalization tool with Microsoft.
Allow DFS roots to be published
This policy setting determines whether the user can publish DFS roots in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). If you enable or do not configure this policy setting users can use the “Publish in Active Directory” option to publish DFS roots as shared folders in AD DS . If you disable this policy setting users cannot publish DFS roots in AD DS and the “Publish in Active Directory” option is disabled. Note: The default is to allow shared folders to be published when this setting is not configured.
Turn off location scripting
This policy setting turns off scripting for the location feature. If you enable this policy setting scripts for the location feature will not run. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting all location scripts will run.
Default excluded paths
Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to exclude from indexing by default. The user may override these paths and include them in indexing. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be excluded from indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under “User Configuration. ” To restrict a file system path from indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the “Computer Configuration” Group Policy.
Turn off storage and display of search history
This policy setting prevents search queries from being stored in the registry. If you enable this policy setting search suggestions based on previous searches won’t appear in the search pane. Search suggestions provided by apps or by Windows based on local content will still appear. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users will get search suggestions based on previous searches in the search pane.
Turn off sensors
This policy setting turns off the sensor feature for this computer. If you enable this policy setting the sensor feature is turned off and all programs on this computer cannot use the sensor feature. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting all programs on this computer can use the sensor feature.
Turn off location
This policy setting turns off the location feature for this computer. If you enable this policy setting the location feature is turned off and all programs on this computer are prevented from using location information from the location feature. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting all programs on this computer will not be prevented from using location information from the location feature.
Prevent indexing certain paths
If you enable this policy setting you specify a list of paths to exclude from indexing. The user cannot enter any path that starts with one of the paths you specified. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be excluded from indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under “User Configuration. ” To restrict a file system path from indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the “Computer Configuration” Group Policy. If you enable and then disable this policy setting users can index any path not restricted by other policies but their original list of paths to index is not restored.
Default indexed paths
Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to index by default. The user may override these paths and exclude them from indexing. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be included for indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under “User Configuration. ” To include a file system path for indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the “Computer Configuration” Group Policy.