Most RecentNewest TopicsMost LikesMost ViewedAdding shortcuts on desktop using Group Policy Preferences in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1First published on TechNet on Feb 17, 2014 Hi All!My name is Saurabh Koshta and I am with the Core Team at Microsoft.Improved Group Policy Preference Targeting by Computer Group MembershipFirst published on TechNet on Aug 18, 2011 Hello AskDS readers, it's Mike again talking about Group Policy Preference targeting items.Target Group Policy Preferences by Container, not by Group First published on TechNet on Jun 13, 2011 Hello again AskDS readers, Mike here again. Friday Mail Sack: Not Particularly Terrifying EditionFirst published on TechNet on Oct 29, 2010 Hiya folks, Ned here again.Forcing Afterhours User LogoffsFirst published on TechNet on Aug 24, 2010 Mike here and today I want to answer a common customer request—how to force users to logoff at the end of the day.Friday Mail Sack – Mogwai EditionFirst published on TechNet on Mar 12, 2010 Hi folks, Ned here again.Friday Mail Sack – Very Late EditionFirst published on TechNet on Feb 26, 2010 Hi Folks, Ned again.Windows XP Power Management and Group Policy PreferencesFirst published on TechNet on Dec 11, 2009 Hi everyone, Mike here again to discuss a common scenario that generates calls to Microsoft.Windows Event Log Service is Not Starting… and my domain is down!First published on TechNet on Dec 03, 2009 Hi everybody, Scott Goad here to discuss an issue that I worked recently where the customer was unable to logon to the domain.Group Policy Preferences Logging and Windows 7First published on TechNet on Nov 19, 2009 Hi all, Mike here again.