I'm trying to determine a reliable mechanism for triggering a script for a large number of users at logon. I could enable the "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" to maximise ...

Use these scripts to assign printers to workstations. One of the most mysterious and confusing aspects of network administration has to be the use of Active Directory and Group Policy. But this ...

Weird problem.<BR><BR><B>Brief:</B> Logon scripts and Group Policy Objects are not consistently applied<BR><BR><B>Culprits:</B> <BR>1x - HP DC5000 workstation<BR>1x ...

In Windows 11/10, as far as Group Policy Objects are concerned, Microsoft has made significant changes to improve system performance. Previously, we told you about the Group Policy Caching to speed up ...

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in. Logon scripts can be used to assign tasks ...

Even though Group Policy has taken us a long way since the days of NT4 and Windows 2000, and even though the combination of Vista and Longhorn promises much more, many shops still have to use log-on ...

Windows: To automate some routine tasks that nobody likes doing during the day, you can use Group Policy Editor to make your PC run a script when you shut it down or log off a user account. To set up ...

In Windows NT/2000 networks, logon scripts can enable administrators to standardize the computing environment on client machines, quickly make updates and changes to machines throughout the network, ...