Tag: group policy

May 12, 2016

Use GPO to change the default behavior of potentially malicious file extensions.

If you’re like me and don’t have direct control of your own email filtering, or want to go a step beyond, you’re going to want a way to prevent non-PE viruses from running. Software Restriction Policies are good for this if you’re using them in a whitelist capacity, provided that you’ve also added the extension to the Designated File Types. From a blacklist standpoint it’s […]

March 2, 2016

Setting up secure Home Folders without touching AD.

In preparing for a new file server schema, I’ve been playing with home folders and quotas. I wanted to come up with a “home folder” solution that met a couple needs: Worked well with Windows 7 through 10 Did not involve the client support team having to set the home folder in each user’s AD profile Did not rely on folder redirection or roaming profiles Set-and-forget […]