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Old July 27th 16, 07:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Many of the privacy options in Windows 10 Pro are set on a "per-user"
basis rather than system wide. (Even for the system-wide settings it
would be convenient to load these from the server.)

Is there a set of group policy settings that can be used to:

Enable all privacy options (disable app access to camera, microphone,
account info, radios, location etc.).

Disable "Getting to know you."

Disable Cortana.

Disable internet searches in the search box.

Disable background apps (Groove Music, Xbox, etc.).

Set feedback frequency to "Never."

Set diagnostic data to "Basic."

Set update installation to "Notify to schedule restart."

Defer upgrades.

Disable sharing updates with PCs on the internet.

Disable as much telemetry as possible.

Basically turn off as much junk as possible that would be unwanted
in a business environment...

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Old July 27th 16, 11:21 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

Roger Blake wrote:
Many of the privacy options in Windows 10 Pro are set on a "per-user"
basis rather than system wide. (Even for the system-wide settings it
would be convenient to load these from the server.)

Is there a set of group policy settings that can be used to:

Enable all privacy options (disable app access to camera, microphone,
account info, radios, location etc.).

Disable "Getting to know you."

Disable Cortana.

Disable internet searches in the search box.

Disable background apps (Groove Music, Xbox, etc.).

Set feedback frequency to "Never."

Set diagnostic data to "Basic."

Set update installation to "Notify to schedule restart."

Defer upgrades.

Disable sharing updates with PCs on the internet.

Disable as much telemetry as possible.

Basically turn off as much junk as possible that would be unwanted
in a business environment...


For a business environment, see theses article for settings that you might
consider configuring in Win10


https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services


https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization

No magic wand, to take full advantage of the recommendations you'll need to
use Windows, GPO, Registry, MDM Policy(Mobile devices), Windows ICD(Imaging
and Configuration Designer.

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Old July 28th 16, 01:04 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

On 2016-07-27, . . .winston wrote:
For a business environment, see theses article for settings that you might
consider configuring in Win10

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...osoft-services

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...r-organization


Thanks, I'll look at those.

I'm finding that whipping Windows 10 into shape for business use is
definitely more work than Windows 7 was. The per-user settings are the
biggest nuisance when more than one person is logging into the PC. Lots
of niggling problems due to the new defaults. One example I'm currently
running into is the new login has Internet Explorer hidden and Edge as
the default browser which causes problems for some business web apps.
(I already have a logon script to put application icons on the desktop,
will add an IE icon as well which might help.)

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Old July 29th 16, 12:22 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

On Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:04:34 -0000 (UTC), Roger Blake wrote:

One example I'm currently running into is the new login has Internet
Explorer hidden and Edge as the default browser which causes problems
for some business web apps.


Settings -- System -- Default apps. You can make IE, or any other
installed browser, the default web browser.

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Old July 29th 16, 12:58 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

On 2016-07-28, Yeff wrote:
Settings -- System -- Default apps. You can make IE, or any other
installed browser, the default web browser.


Good point. Though I can see having to start creating different OUs
to take care of different default browser preferences (for those users
clueful enough to even know about such things) which could turn into a
real PITA. (When deploying desktop URL shortcuts I'll usually hardcode
the browser anyway. Many web apps have a required or at least recommended
browser.)

What's more of a problem though is that by default IE is not on the
desktop, not even on the taskbar. Microsoft did a pretty good job of
hiding it since most users don't know how to find applications using
the menus. As far as the browser goes they just think the stylized "E"
is "The Internet." (Gotta love those panicked "The internet was deleted
off my computer!" support calls when someone manages to delete the IE
icon on the desktop.)

I took care of that today so everyone gets a desktop IE link. If they
manage to delete the internet from their computer they just have to log
out and back in to get the internet back.

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Old July 29th 16, 01:06 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Gary Heston
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

In article ,
Roger Blake wrote:
On 2016-07-27, . . .winston wrote:

[ ... ]

I'm finding that whipping Windows 10 into shape for business use is
definitely more work than Windows 7 was. The per-user settings are the
biggest nuisance when more than one person is logging into the PC. Lots
of niggling problems due to the new defaults. One example I'm currently
running into is the new login has Internet Explorer hidden and Edge as
the default browser which causes problems for some business web apps.
(I already have a logon script to put application icons on the desktop,
will add an IE icon as well which might help.)


Perhaps a script refreshing all those settings on boot and every five
minuts afterward would help mitigate the "critical security updates"
that keep turning all the crap on.

FYI; Microsoft as release an educational organization version of W10;
Cortana is completely gone, there's no access to the Windows Store, and
Windows Help is disabled.

Wonder how much of the spyware they left in...


Gary

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Old July 29th 16, 01:10 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Alek
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

Roger Blake wrote on 7/27/2016 2:46 PM:
Many of the privacy options in Windows 10 Pro are set on a "per-user"
basis rather than system wide. (Even for the system-wide settings it
would be convenient to load these from the server.)

Is there a set of group policy settings that can be used to:

Enable all privacy options (disable app access to camera, microphone,
account info, radios, location etc.).

Disable "Getting to know you."

Disable Cortana.

Disable internet searches in the search box.

Disable background apps (Groove Music, Xbox, etc.).

Set feedback frequency to "Never."

Set diagnostic data to "Basic."

Set update installation to "Notify to schedule restart."

Defer upgrades.

Disable sharing updates with PCs on the internet.

Disable as much telemetry as possible.

Basically turn off as much junk as possible that would be unwanted
in a business environment...


Have you looked at Shutdown10 and others like that?
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Old July 29th 16, 01:15 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Roger Blake[_2_]
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Default Setting privacy options via group policy?

On 2016-07-29, Alek wrote:
Have you looked at Shutdown10 and others like that?


Yes, those work great for system-wide settings but many of the
settings are user-based and in some places people hop around to
different PCs all the time.

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