Category: At least Windows Server 2008
Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions
This policy setting allows you to specify how long a user’s RemoteApp session will remain in a disconnected state after closing all RemoteApp programs before the session is logged off from the RD Session Host server. By default if a user closes a RemoteApp program the session is disconnected from the RD Session Host server but it is not logged off. If you enable this policy setting when a user closes the last running RemoteApp program associated with a session the RemoteApp session will remain in a disconnected state until the time limit that you specify is reached. When the time limit specified is reached the RemoteApp session will be logged off from the RD Session Host server. If the user starts a RemoteApp program before the time limit is reached the user will reconnect to the disconnected session on the RD Session Host server. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting when a user closes the last RemoteApp program the session will be disconnected from the RD Session Host server but it is not logged off. Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions
This policy setting allows you to specify how long a user’s RemoteApp session will remain in a disconnected state after closing all RemoteApp programs before the session is logged off from the RD Session Host server. By default if a user closes a RemoteApp program the session is disconnected from the RD Session Host server but it is not logged off. If you enable this policy setting when a user closes the last running RemoteApp program associated with a session the RemoteApp session will remain in a disconnected state until the time limit that you specify is reached. When the time limit specified is reached the RemoteApp session will be logged off from the RD Session Host server. If the user starts a RemoteApp program before the time limit is reached the user will reconnect to the disconnected session on the RD Session Host server. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting when a user closes the last RemoteApp program the session will be disconnected from the RD Session Host server but it is not logged off. Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
Allow time zone redirection
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the client computer redirects its time zone settings to the Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting clients that are capable of time zone redirection send their time zone information to the server. The server base time is then used to calculate the current session time (current session time = server base time + client time zone). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the client computer does not redirect its time zone information and the session time zone is the same as the server time zone. Note: Time zone redirection is possible only when connecting to at least a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 terminal server with a client using RDP 5. 1 or later.
Do not allow Clipboard redirection
This policy setting specifies whether to prevent the sharing of Clipboard contents (Clipboard redirection) between a remote computer and a client computer during a Remote Desktop Services session. You can use this setting to prevent users from redirecting Clipboard data to and from the remote computer and the local computer. By default Remote Desktop Services allows Clipboard redirection. If you enable this policy setting users cannot redirect Clipboard data. If you disable this policy setting Remote Desktop Services always allows Clipboard redirection. If you do not configure this policy setting Clipboard redirection is not specified at the Group Policy level.
Remove remote desktop wallpaper
This policy setting allows you to specify whether desktop wallpaper is displayed to clients when they are connected to a remote server using RDP. You can use this setting to enforce the removal of wallpaper during a Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting wallpaper is not displayed in a Remote Desktop Services session. If you disable this policy setting wallpaper is displayed in a Remote Desktop Services session depending on the client configuration. If you do not configure this policy setting Windows Vista displays wallpaper to remote clients connecting through Remote Desktop depending on the client configuration (see the Experience tab in the Remote Desktop Connection options for more information). Servers running Windows Server 2008 do not display wallpaper by default to Remote Desktop Services sessions.
Turn on extensive logging for Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers that are running Server for NIS
This policy setting allows an administrator to configure extensive logging for computers that are running Server for Network Information Service (NIS). If you enable this policy setting intermediate steps of NIS map updates or propagations and whether map updates are successful are logged for all affected computers that are running Server for NIS. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting individual computers that are running the Server for NIS log steps of map propagations based upon how the “NIS map propagation logging” policy setting on the Logging tab of the Server for NIS Properties dialog box is configured.
Set the map update interval for NIS subordinate servers
This policy setting allows a Server for NIS administrator to configure an update interval for pushing Network Information Service (NIS) maps to NIS subordinate servers. If you enable this policy setting the map update interval specified in this policy setting is applied to all affected domain controllers that are running Server for NIS. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting individual computers that are running Server for NIS use the map update interval specified on the General tab of the Server for NIS Properties dialog box. Note: Valid values for intervals are whole numbers in the following ranges: days 0 through 99999; hours 0 through 23; minutes 0 through 59. The default value if the policy setting is enabled is one day.
Do not display Server Manager automatically at logon
This policy setting allows you to turn off the automatic display of Server Manager at logon. If you enable this policy setting Server Manager is not displayed automatically when a user logs on to the server. If you disable this policy setting Server Manager is displayed automatically when a user logs on to the server. If you do not configure this policy setting Server Manager is displayed when a user logs on to the server. However if the “Do not show me this console at logon” (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2) or “Do not start Server Manager automatically at logon” (Windows Server 2012) option is selected the console is not displayed automatically at logon. Note: Regardless of the status of this policy setting Server Manager is available from the Start menu or the Windows taskbar.
Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
This policy setting allows you to set the refresh interval for Server Manager. Each refresh provides Server Manager with updated information about which roles and features are installed on servers that you are managing by using Server Manager. Server Manager also monitors the status of roles and features installed on managed servers. If you enable this policy setting Server Manager uses the refresh interval specified in the policy setting instead of the “Configure Refresh Interval” setting (in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2) or the “Refresh the data shown in Server Manager every [x] [minutes/hours/days]” setting (in Windows Server 2012) that is configured in the Server Manager console. If you disable this policy setting Server Manager does not refresh automatically. If you do not configure this policy setting Server Manager uses the refresh interval settings that are specified in the Server Manager console. Note: The default refresh interval for Server Manager is two minutes in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 or 10 minutes in Windows Server 2012.
Set the interval between synchronization retries for Password Synchronization
This policy setting allows a Password Synchronization administrator to configure the interval in seconds between synchronization retries in the event that a synchronization attempt fails. If you enable this policy setting the specified retry interval in the policy setting is used by all affected computers that are running Password Synchronization. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting individual computers that are running Password Synchronization use the synchronization retry interval specified on the Configuration tab of the Password Synchronization Properties dialog box. Note: Valid values for the interval between retries are whole numbers from 1 through 600. The default value if the policy setting is enabled is 120.