Tag: User Configuration
Package Point and print – Approved servers
Restricts package point and print to approved servers. This policy setting restricts package point and print connections to approved servers. This setting only applies to Package Point and Print connections and is completely independent from the “Point and Print Restrictions” policy that governs the behavior of non-package point and print connections. Windows Vista and later clients will attempt to make a non-package point and print connection anytime a package point and print connection fails including attempts that are blocked by this policy. Administrators may need to set both policies to block all print connections to a specific print server. If this setting is enabled users will only be able to package point and print to print servers approved by the network administrator. When using package point and print client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. If this setting is disabled or not configured package point and print will not be restricted to specific print servers.
Only use Package Point and print
This policy restricts clients computers to use package point and print only. If this setting is enabled users will only be able to point and print to printers that use package-aware drivers. When using package point and print client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. If this setting is disabled or not configured users will not be restricted to package-aware point and print only.
Prevent deletion of printers
If this policy setting is enabled it prevents users from deleting local and network printers. If a user tries to delete a printer such as by using the Delete option in Printers in Control Panel a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action. This setting does not prevent users from running other programs to delete a printer. If this policy is disabled or not configured users can delete printers using the methods described above.
Prevent addition of printers
Prevents users from using familiar methods to add local and network printers. If this policy setting is enabled it removes the Add Printer option from the Start menu. (To find the Add Printer option click Start click Printers and then click Add Printer. ) This setting also removes Add Printer from the Printers folder in Control Panel. Also users cannot add printers by dragging a printer icon into the Printers folder. If they try a message appears explaining that the setting prevents the action. However this setting does not prevent users from using the Add Hardware Wizard to add a printer. Nor does it prevent users from running other programs to add printers. This setting does not delete printers that users have already added. However if users have not added a printer when this setting is applied they cannot print. Note: You can use printer permissions to restrict the use of printers without specifying a setting. In the Printers folder right-click a printer click Properties and then click the Security tab. If this policy is disabled or not configured users can add printers using the methods described above.
Browse a common web site to find printers
Adds a link to an Internet or intranet Web page to the Add Printer Wizard. You can use this setting to direct users to a Web page from which they can install printers. If you enable this setting and type an Internet or intranet address in the text box the system adds a Browse button to the “Specify a Printer” page in the Add Printer Wizard. The Browse button appears beside the “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” option. When users click Browse the system opens an Internet browser and navigates to the specified URL address to display the available printers. This setting makes it easy for users to find the printers you want them to add. Also see the “Custom support URL in the Printers folder’s left pane” and “Activate Internet printing” settings in “Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Printers. “
Browse the network to find printers
Allows users to use the Add Printer Wizard to search the network for shared printers. If you enable this setting or do not configure it when users choose to add a network printer by selecting the “A network printer or a printer attached to another computer” radio button on Add Printer Wizard’s page 2 and also check the “Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer select this option and click Next)” radio button on Add Printer Wizard’s page 3 and do not specify a printer name in the adjacent “Name” edit box then Add Printer Wizard displays the list of shared printers on the network and invites to choose a printer from the shown list. If you disable this setting the network printer browse page is removed from within the Add Printer Wizard and users cannot search the network but must type a printer name. Note: This setting affects the Add Printer Wizard only. It does not prevent users from using other programs to search for shared printers or to connect to network printers.
Hide previous versions of files on backup location
This policy setting lets you hide entries in the list of previous versions of a file in which the previous version is located on backup media. Previous versions can come from the on-disk restore points or the backup media. If you enable this policy setting users cannot see any previous versions corresponding to backup copies and can see only previous versions corresponding to on-disk restore points. If you disable this policy setting users can see previous versions corresponding to backup copies as well as previous versions corresponding to on-disk restore points. If you do not configure this policy setting it is disabled by default.
Prevent restoring remote previous versions
This setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a file on a file share. If you enable this policy setting the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a file on a file share. If you disable this policy setting the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a file on a file share. If the user clicks the Restore button Windows attempts to restore the file from the file share. If you do not configure this policy setting it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a file on a file share.
Hide previous versions list for remote files
This policy setting lets you hide the list of previous versions of files that are on file shares. The previous versions come from the on-disk restore points on the file share. If you enable this policy setting users cannot list or restore previous versions of files on file shares. If you disable this policy setting users can list and restore previous versions of files on file shares. If you do not configure this policy setting it is disabled by default.
Prevent restoring local previous versions
This policy setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a local file. If you enable this policy setting the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a local file. If you disable this policy setting the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a local file. If the user clicks the Restore button Windows attempts to restore the file from the local disk. If you do not configure this policy setting it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a local file.