Category: At least Windows Vista

Prevents start of Windows Journal. If you enable this policy the Windows Journal accessory will not run. If you disable this policy the Windows Journal accessory will run. If you do not configure this policy the Windows Journal accessory will run.

Prevents printing to Journal Note Writer. If you enable this policy the Journal Note Writer printer driver will not allow printing to it. It will remain displayed in the list of available printers but attempts to print to it will fail. If you disable this policy you will be able to use this feature to print to a Journal Note. If you do not configure this policy users will be able to use this feature to print to a Journal Note.

Adjusts password security settings in Touch Keyboard and Handwriting panel (a. k. a. Tablet PC Input Panel in Windows 7 and Windows Vista). These settings include using the on-screen keyboard by default preventing users from switching to another Input Panel skin (the writing pad or character pad) and not showing what keys are tapped when entering a password. Touch Keyboard and Handwriting panel enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy and choose “Low” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Low. ” At this setting all password security settings are turned off. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “Medium-Low” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium-Low. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel displays the cursor and which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “Medium” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is not allowed and Input Panel displays the cursor and which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose to “Medium-High” from the drop-down box password security is set to “Medium-High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you enable this policy and choose “High” from the drop-down box password security is set to “High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is not allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy password security is set to “Medium-High. ” At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy password security is set to “Medium-High” by default. At this setting when users enter passwords from Input Panel they use the on-screen keyboard by default skin switching is allowed and Input Panel does not display the cursor or which keys are tapped. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Advanced tab in Input Panel Options in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Caution: If you lower password security settings people who can see the user’s screen might be able to see their passwords.

Includes rarely used Chinese Kanji and Hanja characters when handwriting is converted to typed text. This policy applies only to the use of the Microsoft recognizers for Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Japanese and Korean. This setting appears in Input Panel Options (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista only) only when these input languages or keyboards are installed. Touch Keyboard and Handwriting panel (a. k. a. Tablet PC Input Panel in Windows 7 and Windows Vista) enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to enter text symbols numbers or keyboard shortcuts. If you enable this policy rarely used Chinese Kanji and Hanja characters will be included in recognition results when handwriting is converted to typed text. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you disable this policy rarely used Chinese Kanji and Hanja characters will not be included in recognition results when handwriting is converted to typed text. Users will not be able to configure this setting in the Input Panel Options dialog box. If you do not configure this policy rarely used Chinese Kanji and Hanja characters will not be included in recognition results when handwriting is converted to typed text. Users will be able to configure this setting on the Ink to text conversion tab in Input Panel Options (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

Specifies whether Sound Recorder can run. Sound Recorder is a feature of Microsoft Windows Vista that can be used to record sound from an audio input device where the recorded sound is encoded and saved as an audio file. If you enable this policy setting Sound Recorder will not run. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Sound Recorder can be run.