Getting an error when trying a Group Policy Update
Hi everyone, I'm getting the following error when I'm trying a Group Policy update ( gpupdate /force) in a newly domain joined Windows 10 computer -- This doesn't happen with all the Windows 10 PCs of the domain. Only like 2-3 computers so far. -- The Windows build in the affected PC is 21H2. Can Ping and reach the domain controller. The SYSVOL folder can be reached when browsed via Explorer. I have tried -- ipconfig /flushdns , reboot, trying the gpupdate -- Removing the computer account from the AD, rejoining the PC to the domain and running a gpupdate Can anyone please help me with this ? Thank in advance! Any help is really appreciated. Let me know if you need more details.
Unexpected Automatic Windows Server Updates Despite GPO and WSUS Configurations
Hello everyone, I am experiencing a disruptive issue across a number of our Windows servers (ranging from Server 2012 to Server 2022). Despite a carefully managed WSUS implementation and GPO enforcement for Windows Updates, we have been facing an issue where several updates are getting automatically installed on these servers. The problem is, these updates are not ones we have explicitly approved, nor are they manually triggered for download/installation. The automatic reboots following these installations are causing significant service disruptions. Furthermore, the behavior seems to be somewhat random, which makes it even more challenging to root cause. Here is a summary of the GPO and WSUS configurations, and what I have verified so far: The GPO for Windows Updates is configured to '4 - Auto download and schedule the install'. The RSOP confirmed that there are no conflicting GPOs. WSUS is functioning correctly and the automatic approval of updates has been disabled. Dual Scan is not a factor as it's not relevant to the Windows Server versions we're using. It has been confirmed that the updates in question are indeed WSUS updates, but they haven’t been approved by us. The issue does not pertain to pre-downloaded update files or Service Stack Updates (SSUs). Given the above points, I am having a hard time figuring out why these updates are being installed and causing unplanned reboots. I would really appreciate it if anyone who has encountered a similar issue or anyone with insights could shed some light on this. Thank you in advance for your assistance! Best
Bit Locker Group Policy
I have a question about the Bit Locker Group Policy. I have setup the GPO and tied it to an OU in our domain with all settings I want applied. From my understanding Bit Locker will not enable by itself just by configuring the GPO but instead just define the settings I want to apply in the policy. I would have to either enable it manually or by some type of script. But what I am noticing is that I have computers that are automatically enabling Bit Locker. Is this supposed to happen? Has anybody else had this happen. Its good in the fact that I dont have to touch all the computers but bad if it enables it and they have USB drives attached at the time it is enabled which would cause BL recovery mode to come up. Any insight is welcome. Thanks!Server Restart - Active Hours
I have all my servers (Windows Server 2016, Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393) setup through GPO to run Windows Updates every Tuesday night and then restart outside of active hours (6am-6pm). However, the servers never restart on their own outside of active hours. They show the available updates and have the "Install Now" button. Then there is the message that the servers will restart outside of Active Hours, however, the servers never restart. Am I missing a setting somewhere?Make already created folder to be shared across network
Good Day everyone! We are using Windows server 2019(on VMWARE ESXI), We have 100 computers across our network and all those computer already have one Folder name "Test", is there a way to make that folder(test) to be as shared using a GPO? I know we can create a shared folder via GPO but that would not have all the data that we need from that folder. For example we have Outlook folder on every PC and inside we keep PST file for that user. We want that Outlook folder to be as shared via GPO as making share one by one is time consuming. Do anyone have any idea how to tackle this problem? Thanks in advance
