Category: At least Windows Vista

This policy setting controls the default color for window frames when the user does not specify a color. If you enable this policy setting and specify a default color this color is used in glass window frames if the user does not specify a color. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the default internal color is used if the user does not specify a color. Note: This policy setting can be used in conjunction with the “Prevent color changes of window frames” setting to enforce a specific color for window frames that cannot be changed by users.

This policy setting controls the appearance of window animations such as those found when restoring minimizing and maximizing windows. If you enable this policy setting window animations are turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting window animations are turned on. Changing this policy setting requires a logoff for it to be applied.

Specifies that computers may attach suffixes to an unqualified multi-label name before sending subsequent DNS queries if the original name query fails. A name containing dots but not dot-terminated is called an unqualified multi-label name for example “server. corp” is an unqualified multi-label name. The name “server. corp. contoso. com. ” is an example of a fully qualified name because it contains a terminating dot. For example if attaching suffixes is allowed an unqualified multi-label name query for “server. corp” will be queried by the DNS client first. If the query succeeds the response is returned to the client. If the query fails the unqualified multi-label name is appended with DNS suffixes. These suffixes can be derived from a combination of the local DNS client’s primary domain suffix a connection-specific domain suffix and a DNS suffix search list. If attaching suffixes is allowed and a DNS client with a primary domain suffix of “contoso. com” performs a query for “server. corp” the DNS client will send a query for “server. corp” first and then a query for “server. corp. contoso. com. ” second if the first query fails. If you enable this policy setting suffixes are allowed to be appended to an unqualified multi-label name if the original name query fails. If you disable this policy setting no suffixes are appended to unqualified multi-label name queries if the original name query fails. If you do not configure this policy setting computers will use their local DNS client settings to determine the query behavior for unqualified multi-label names.

Specifies that link local multicast name resolution (LLMNR) is disabled on client computers. LLMNR is a secondary name resolution protocol. With LLMNR queries are sent using multicast over a local network link on a single subnet from a client computer to another client computer on the same subnet that also has LLMNR enabled. LLMNR does not require a DNS server or DNS client configuration and provides name resolution in scenarios in which conventional DNS name resolution is not possible. If you enable this policy setting LLMNR will be disabled on all available network adapters on the client computer. If you disable this policy setting or you do not configure this policy setting LLMNR will be enabled on all available network adapters.

This policy setting turns off the solid state mode for the hybrid hard disks. If you enable this policy setting frequently written files such as the file system metadata and registry may not be stored in the NV cache. If you disable this policy setting the system will store frequently written data into the non-volatile (NV) cache. This allows the system to exclusively run out of the NV cache and power down the disk for longer periods to save power. Note that this can cause increased wear of the NV cache. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior of the system is observed and frequently written files will be stored in the NV cache. Note: This policy setting is applicable only if the NV cache feature is on.

This policy setting turns off all support for the non-volatile (NV) cache on all hybrid hard disks in the system. To check if you have hybrid hard disks in the system from Device Manager right-click the disk drive and select Properties. The NV cache can be used to optimize boot and resume by reading data from the cache while the disks are spinning up. The NV cache can also be used to reduce the power consumption of the system by keeping the disks spun down while satisfying reads and writes from the cache. If you enable this policy setting the system will not manage the NV cache and will not enable NV cache power saving mode. If you disable this policy setting the system will manage the NV cache on the disks if the other policy settings for the NV cache are appropriately configured. Note: This policy setting will take effect on next boot. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior is to turn on support for the NV cache.

This policy setting turns off power save mode on the hybrid hard disks in the system. If you enable this policy setting the hard disks are not put into NV cache power save mode and no power savings are achieved. If you disable this policy setting the hard disks are put into an NV cache power saving mode. In this mode the system tries to save power by aggressively spinning down the disk. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior is to allow the hybrid hard disks to be in power save mode. Note: This policy setting is applicable only if the NV cache feature is on.

This policy setting turns off the boot and resume optimizations for the hybrid hard disks in the system. If you enable this policy setting the system does not use the non-volatile (NV) cache to optimize boot and resume. If you disable this policy setting the system uses the NV cache to achieve faster boot and resume. The system determines the data that will be stored in the NV cache to optimize boot and resume. The required data is stored in the NV cache during shutdown and hibernate respectively. This might cause a slight increase in the time taken for shutdown and hibernate. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior is observed and the NV cache is used for boot and resume optimizations. Note: This policy setting is applicable only if the NV cache feature is on.