Category: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Show sleep in the power options menu
Shows or hides sleep from the power options menu. If you enable this policy setting the sleep option will be shown in the Power Options menu (as long as it is supported by the machine’s hardware). If you disable this policy setting the sleep option will never be shown in the Power Options menu. If you do not configure this policy setting users will be able to choose whether they want sleep to show through the Power Options Control Panel.
Show hibernate in the power options menu
Shows or hides hibernate from the power options menu. If you enable this policy setting the hibernate option will be shown in the Power Options menu (as long as it is supported by the machine’s hardware). If you disable this policy setting the hibernate option will never be shown in the Power Options menu. If you do not configure this policy setting users will be able to choose whether they want hibernate to show through the Power Options Control Panel.
Do not show the ‘new application installed’ notification
This policy removes the end-user notification for new application associations. These associations are based on file types (e. g. *. txt) or protocols (e. g. http:)If this group policy is enabled no notifications will be shown. If the group policy is not configured or disabled notifications will be shown to the end user if a new application has been installed that can handle the file type or protocol association that was invoked.
Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the ribbon appears minimized or in full when new File Explorer windows are opened. If you enable this policy setting you can set how the ribbon appears the first time users open File Explorer and whenever they open new windows. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can choose how the ribbon appears when they open new windows.
Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the ribbon appears minimized or in full when new File Explorer windows are opened. If you enable this policy setting you can set how the ribbon appears the first time users open File Explorer and whenever they open new windows. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can choose how the ribbon appears when they open new windows.
Display notifications to clients when they need to perform actions
This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not to display notifications to clients when they need to perform the following actions:Run a full scanDownload the latest virus and spyware definitions Download Standalone System SweeperIf you enable or do not configure this setting notifications will be displayed to clients when they need to perform the specified actions. If you disable this setting notifications will not be displayed to clients when they need to perform the specified actions.
Display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action
This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not to display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action. The text displayed is a custom administrator-defined string. For example the phone number to call the company help desk. The client interface will only display a maximum of 1024 characters. Longer strings will be truncated before display. If you enable this setting the additional text specified will be displayed. If you disable or do not configure this setting there will be no additional text displayed.
Specify threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken when detected
This policy setting allows you to customize which automatic remediation action will be taken for each threat alert level. Threat alert levels should be added under the Options for this setting. Each entry must be listed as a name value pair. The name defines a threat alert level. The value contains the action ID for the remediation action that should be taken. Valid threat alert levels are:1 = Low2 = Medium4 = High5 = SevereValid remediation action values are:2 = Quarantine3 = Remove6 = Ignore
Allow real-time definition updates based on reports to Microsoft MAPS
This policy setting allows you to enable real-time definition updates in response to reports sent to Microsoft MAPS. If the service reports a file as an unknown and Microsoft MAPS finds that the latest definition update has definitions for a threat involving that file the service will receive all of the latest definitions for that threat immediately. You must have configured your computer to join Microsoft MAPS for this functionality to work. If you enable or do not configure this setting real-time definition updates will be enabled. If you disable this setting real-time definition updates will disabled.
Specify the day of the week to check for definition updates
This policy setting allows you to specify the day of the week on which to check for definition updates. The check can also be configured to run every day or to never run at all. This setting can be configured with the following ordinal number values:(0x0) Every Day (default)(0x1) Sunday (0x2) Monday(0x3) Tuesday(0x4) Wednesday(0x5) Thursday(0x6) Friday(0x7) Saturday(0x8) NeverIf you enable this setting the check for definition updates will occur at the frequency specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting the check for definition updates will occur at a default frequency.