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The complete list of Group Policy Hotfix’s in Windows 7/2008 R2 Service Pack 1

The beta of Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 beta has now been released to the public for testing. For your benefit I have parsed through the complete list of hotfixes and I have listed out all the group policy specific setting. If you just want the service pack right now you can download it here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx I have…

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How to use Group Policy to Allow or Block URL’s

This is another article I have written that address’s the commonly asked question on the Group Policy forum as to how you can use group policy to block or allow users to specific web site URL’s. It goes without saying that the most effective way to implement content filtering for the internet is to maintain list of sites on your…

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Jeremy Moskowitz (Group Policy MVP) interview by Matt Hester

Jeremy Moskowitz (fellow Group Policy MVP) has just appeared in an interview with Matt Hester on Bytes by TechNet web site. They covered how IT Professionals start with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, why they need to know about Group Policy and what is new with Group Policy in Windows 7. Jeremy also highlighted some tips for his…

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Group Policy Setting of the Week 34 – Do not allow Windows Media Center to run

The setting of the week this week prevents users from running Windows Media Center on Vista or above versions. Unlike Windows XP which had its own dedicated version of Media Center, Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions and Windows 7 Business, Enterprise and Ultimate had inbuilt support Windows Media Center. This setting would most likely be used in a corporate environment…

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Out Now: TechEd Group Policy Session Video’s

This year Microsoft are now making available for everyone the videos screen cast from the TechEd USA conference on the TechEd web site. So if you attended TechEd USA this year but didn’t get to see all the sessions or if you just missed out on going all together you can now check out all the session at http://www.msteched.com For…

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Group Policy Setting of the Week 33 – Set up a work schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers

This weeks setting of the week is called “Set up a work schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers”… Phew…. This policy is used to configure the bandwidth allocation of BITS network transfers in your environment. This is obviously very handy setting manage your bandwidth if you are working in a bandwidth constrained environment such…

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50% OFF ALL Books @ Microsoft Press Shop Australia

The Microsoft Australia Press Shop is currently having a MASIVE sale with 50% OFF ALL BOOKS before the end of financial year (June 30th). To claim you discount for this incredible deal simply use the checkout code EOFYS10 and the discount will automatically be applied to your cart. If you do live in Australia remember that even after this great…

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MSDN: Group Policy Search (Out Now)

Microsoft have just released a web site that allows you to search for any group policy setting.  You can either do a key word search or just browse particular setting. Using a web site like this is a lot easier than having to crack open an existing Group Policy Object to see what policy settings there are available. The URL…

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