Tag Archives: Windows 10

Windows 10 – Sideload windows store apps

On the lab/classroom image I need to disable the windows app store from allowing random individuals to install random apps. However, there may be a time when I need to install a windows app store app and, of course, there’s … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – Force a specific Lock screen

Yet another useful group policy at: Computer Config – Policies – Administrative Template – Control Panel – Personalization Force a specific default lock screen (See note below about creating file) and Prevent changing lock screen image Note: Remember to create … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – All Apps control

It appears that we can turn off the default “All Apps” view in the new windows 10 start menu with the policy at: User Config – Policies – Administrative Template – Start Menu and Task bar – Remove All Programs … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – Useful list of Start Menu related group policies

A very useful list of group policies to control the new windows 10 start menu is at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt484191%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

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Windows 10 – Disable OneDrive access

Disabling OneDrive Since Williams uses Google Apps for Education, OneDrive is not widely used here and would likely cause confusion with the individuals that need to use our lab computers. So, we disable OneDrive access with the group policy at: … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – Set login background

Windows 10 changes the login background a bit. What I did in windows 7 to change this no longer works. I set this with a Group Policy for “For a specific lock screen image” and set that to c:\windows\web\screen\williamslogin.jpg See … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – Group Policy Admin Templates

These can be found at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48257

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Windows 10 – Start Menu or Action Center or Search Bar not working

There appears to be an issue in Windows 10 with the Start Menu, Action Center, Search Bar not opening and/or working for some users on some computers. Other users on the same computer are fine …. People are claiming this … Continue reading

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Windows 10 – Disable Automatic Updates

On certain classroom/lab computers, on certain “field laptops”, and on dual-boot mac/windows configurations we may want to prevent Windows updates from running. With Group Policy, this can be done in: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update You must “Enable” this policy … Continue reading

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