diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-networkconnections.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-networkconnections.md index 70691cee2e..5da60f709b 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-networkconnections.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-networkconnections.md @@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ manager: dansimp This policy setting determines whether administrators can add and remove network components for a LAN or remote access connection. This setting has no effect on nonadministrators. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Install and Uninstall buttons for components of connections are disabled, and administrators are not permitted to access network components in the Windows Components Wizard. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Install and Uninstall buttons for components of connections are disabled, and administrators aren't permitted to access network components in the Windows Components Wizard. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Install and Uninstall buttons for components of connections in the Network Connections folder are enabled. Also, administrators can gain access to network components in the Windows Components Wizard. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Install and Uninstall buttons for components of connections in the Network Connections folder are enabled. Also, administrators can gain access to network components in the Windows Components Wizard. The Install button opens the dialog boxes used to add network components. Clicking the Uninstall button removes the selected component in the components list (above the button). @@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ The Advanced Settings item lets users view and change bindings and view and chan If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Advanced Settings item is disabled for administrators. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Advanced Settings item is enabled for administrators. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Advanced Settings item is enabled for administrators. > [!NOTE] > Nonadministrators are already prohibited from accessing the Advanced Settings dialog box, regardless of this setting. @@ -251,18 +251,18 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether users can configure advanced TCP/IP settings. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Advanced button on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box is disabled for all users (including administrators). As a result, users cannot open the Advanced TCP/IP Settings Properties page and modify IP settings, such as DNS and WINS server information. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Advanced button on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box is disabled for all users (including administrators). As a result, users can't open the Advanced TCP/IP Settings Properties page and modify IP settings, such as DNS and WINS server information. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. If you disable this setting, the Advanced button is enabled, and all users can open the Advanced TCP/IP Setting dialog box. -This setting is superseded by settings that prohibit access to properties of connections or connection components. When these policies are set to deny access to the connection properties dialog box or Properties button for connection components, users cannot gain access to the Advanced button for TCP/IP configuration. +This setting is superseded by settings that prohibit access to properties of connections or connection components. When these policies are set to deny access to the connection properties dialog box or Properties button for connection components, users can't gain access to the Advanced button for TCP/IP configuration. -Changing this setting from Enabled to Not Configured does not enable the Advanced button until the user logs off. +Changing this setting from Enabled to Not Configured doesn't enable the Advanced button until the user signs out. > [!NOTE] -> Nonadministrators (excluding Network Configuration Operators) do not have permission to access TCP/IP advanced configuration for a LAN connection, regardless of this setting. +> Nonadministrators (excluding Network Configuration Operators) don't have permission to access TCP/IP advanced configuration for a LAN connection, regardless of this setting. > [!TIP] > To open the Advanced TCP/IP Setting dialog box, in the Network Connections folder, right-click a connection icon, and click Properties. For remote access connections, click the Networking tab. In the "Components checked are used by this connection" box, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), click the Properties button, and then click the Advanced button. @@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting Determines whether administrators can enable and disable the components used by LAN connections. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the check boxes for enabling and disabling components are disabled. As a result, administrators cannot enable or disable the components that a connection uses. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the check boxes for enabling and disabling components are disabled. As a result, administrators can't enable or disable the components that a connection uses. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Properties dialog box for a connection includes a check box beside the name of each component that the connection uses. Selecting the check box enables the component, and clearing the check box disables the component. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Properties dialog box for a connection includes a check box beside the name of each component that the connection uses. Selecting the check box enables the component, and clearing the check box disables the component. > [!NOTE] > When the "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" setting is enabled, users are blocked from accessing the check boxes for enabling and disabling the components of a LAN connection. @@ -366,18 +366,18 @@ To create an all-user remote access connection, on the Connection Availability p If you enable this setting, all users can delete shared remote access connections. In addition, if your file system is NTFS, users need to have Write access to Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk to delete a shared remote access connection. -If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), users (including administrators) cannot delete all-user remote access connections. (By default, users can still delete their private connections, but you can change the default by using the "Prohibit deletion of remote access connections" setting.) +If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), users (including administrators) can't delete all-user remote access connections. (By default, users can still delete their private connections, but you can change the default by using the "Prohibit deletion of remote access connections" setting.) -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can delete all user remote access connections. +If you don't configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can delete all user remote access connections. -When enabled, the "Prohibit deletion of remote access connections" setting takes precedence over this setting. Users (including administrators) cannot delete any remote access connections, and this setting is ignored. +When enabled, the "Prohibit deletion of remote access connections" setting takes precedence over this setting. Users (including administrators) can't delete any remote access connections, and this setting is ignored. > [!NOTE] -> LAN connections are created and deleted automatically by the system when a LAN adapter is installed or removed. You cannot use the Network Connections folder to create or delete a LAN connection. +> LAN connections are created and deleted automatically by the system when a LAN adapter is installed or removed. You can't use the Network Connections folder to create or delete a LAN connection. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -421,20 +421,20 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether users can delete remote access connections. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), users (including administrators) cannot delete any remote access connections. This setting also disables the Delete option on the context menu for a remote access connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), users (including administrators) can't delete any remote access connections. This setting also disables the Delete option on the context menu for a remote access connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, all users can delete their private remote access connections. Private connections are those that are available only to one user. (By default, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can delete connections available to all users, but you can change the default by using the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting.) +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, all users can delete their private remote access connections. Private connections are those connections that are available only to one user. (By default, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can delete connections available to all users, but you can change the default by using the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting.) -When enabled, this setting takes precedence over the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting. Users cannot delete any remote access connections, and the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting is ignored. +When enabled, this setting takes precedence over the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting. Users can't delete any remote access connections, and the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting is ignored. > [!NOTE] -> LAN connections are created and deleted automatically when a LAN adapter is installed or removed. You cannot use the Network Connections folder to create or delete a LAN connection. +> LAN connections are created and deleted automatically when a LAN adapter is installed or removed. You can't use the Network Connections folder to create or delete a LAN connection. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether the Remote Access Preferences item on the Advanced menu in Network Connections folder is enabled. -The Remote Access Preferences item lets users create and change connections before logon and configure automatic dialing and callback features. +The Remote Access Preferences item lets users create and change connections before signing in and configure automatic dialing and callback features. If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Remote Access Preferences item is disabled for all users (including administrators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Remote Access Preferences item is enabled for all users. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Remote Access Preferences item is enabled for all users. @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ This policy setting specifies whether or not the "local access only" network ico When enabled, the icon for Internet access will be shown in the system tray even when a user is connected to a network with local access only. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the "local access only" icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the "local access only" icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only. @@ -576,11 +576,11 @@ This policy setting determines whether settings that existed in Windows 2000 Ser The set of Network Connections group settings that existed in Windows 2000 Professional also exists in Windows XP Professional. In Windows 2000 Professional, all of these settings had the ability to prohibit the use of certain features from Administrators. -By default, Network Connections group settings in Windows do not have the ability to prohibit the use of features from Administrators. +By default, Network Connections group settings in Windows don't have the ability to prohibit the use of features from Administrators. If you enable this setting, the Windows XP settings that existed in Windows 2000 Professional will have the ability to prohibit Administrators from using certain features. These settings are "Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users", "Prohibit access to properties of components of a LAN connection", "Prohibit access to properties of components of a remote access connection", "Ability to access TCP/IP advanced configuration", "Prohibit access to the Advanced Settings Item on the Advanced Menu", "Prohibit adding and removing components for a LAN or remote access connection", "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection", "Prohibit Enabling/Disabling components of a LAN connection", "Ability to change properties of an all user remote access connection", "Prohibit changing properties of a private remote access connection", "Prohibit deletion of remote access connections", "Ability to delete all user remote access connections", "Prohibit connecting and disconnecting a remote access connection", "Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection", "Prohibit access to the New Connection Wizard", "Prohibit renaming private remote access connections", "Prohibit access to the Remote Access Preferences item on the Advanced menu", "Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection". When this setting is enabled, settings that exist in both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows behave the same for administrators. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, Windows settings that existed in Windows 2000 will not apply to administrators. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, Windows settings that existed in Windows 2000 won't apply to administrators. @@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ When a remote client computer connects to an internal network using DirectAccess If you enable this policy setting, all traffic between a remote client computer running DirectAccess and the Internet is routed through the internal network. -If you disable this policy setting, traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet is not routed through the internal network. +If you disable this policy setting, traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet isn't routed through the internal network. -If you do not configure this policy setting, traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet is not routed through the internal network. +If you don't configure this policy setting, traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet isn't routed through the internal network. @@ -674,11 +674,11 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting allows you to manage whether notifications are shown to the user when a DHCP-configured connection is unable to retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server. This is often signified by the assignment of an automatic private IP address"(i.e. an IP address in the range 169.254.*.*). This indicates that a DHCP server could not be reached or the DHCP server was reached but unable to respond to the request with a valid IP address. By default, a notification is displayed providing the user with information on how the problem can be resolved. +This policy setting allows you to manage whether notifications are shown to the user when a DHCP-configured connection is unable to retrieve an IP address from a DHCP server. This retrieval failure is often signified by the assignment of an automatic private IP address"(that is, an IP address in the range 169.254.*.*). This assignment indicates that a DHCP server couldn't be reached or the DHCP server was reached but unable to respond to the request with a valid IP address. By default, a notification is displayed providing the user with information on how the problem can be resolved. -If you enable this policy setting, this condition will not be reported as an error to the user. +If you enable this policy setting, this condition won't be reported as an error to the user. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, a DHCP-configured connection that has not been assigned an IP address will be reported via a notification, providing the user with information as to how the problem can be resolved. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, a DHCP-configured connection that hasn't been assigned an IP address will be reported via a notification, providing the user with information as to how the problem can be resolved. @@ -726,14 +726,14 @@ This setting determines whether the Properties button for components of a LAN co If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties button is disabled for Administrators. Network Configuration Operators are prohibited from accessing connection components, regardless of the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting does not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting doesn't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Properties button is enabled for administrators and Network Configuration Operators. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Properties button is enabled for administrators and Network Configuration Operators. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box includes a list of the network components that the connection uses. To view or change the properties of a component, click the name of the component, and then click the Properties button beneath the component list. > [!NOTE] -> Not all network components have configurable properties. For components that are not configurable, the Properties button is always disabled. +> Not all network components have configurable properties. For components that aren't configurable, the Properties button is always disabled. > > When the "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" setting is enabled, users are blocked from accessing the Properties button for LAN connection components. > @@ -787,9 +787,9 @@ If you enable this setting, the Enable and Disable options for LAN connections a If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), double-clicking the icon has no effect, and the Enable and Disable menu items are disabled for all users (including administrators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can enable/disable LAN connections. +If you don't configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can enable/disable LAN connections. > [!NOTE] > Administrators can still enable/disable LAN connections from Device Manager when this setting is disabled. @@ -838,11 +838,11 @@ This policy setting determines whether users can change the properties of a LAN This setting determines whether the Properties menu item is enabled, and thus, whether the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is available to users. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled for all users, and users cannot open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled for all users, and users can't open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, a Properties menu item appears when users right-click the icon representing a LAN connection. Also, when users select the connection, Properties is enabled on the File menu. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, a Properties menu item appears when users right-click the icon representing a LAN connection. Also, when users select the connection, Properties is enabled on the File menu. > [!NOTE] > This setting takes precedence over settings that manipulate the availability of features inside the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. If this setting is enabled, nothing within the properties dialog box for a LAN connection is available to users. @@ -891,16 +891,16 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether users can use the New Connection Wizard, which creates new network connections. -If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Make New Connection icon does not appear in the Start Menu on in the Network Connections folder. As a result, users (including administrators) cannot start the New Connection Wizard. +If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Make New Connection icon doesn't appear in the Start Menu on in the Network Connections folder. As a result, users (including administrators) can't start the New Connection Wizard. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Make New Connection icon appears in the Start menu and in the Network Connections folder for all users. Clicking the Make New Connection icon starts the New Connection Wizard. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Make New Connection icon appears in the Start menu and in the Network Connections folder for all users. Clicking the Make New Connection icon starts the New Connection Wizard. > [!NOTE] -> Changing this setting from Enabled to Not Configured does not restore the Make New Connection icon until the user logs off or on. When other changes to this setting are applied, the icon does not appear or disappear in the Network Connections folder until the folder is refreshed. +> Changing this setting from Enabled to Not Configured doesn't restore the Make New Connection icon until the user logs off or on. When other changes to this setting are applied, the icon doesn't appear or disappear in the Network Connections folder until the folder is refreshed. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -947,15 +947,15 @@ This policy setting prohibits use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS do Determines whether users can enable the Internet Connection Firewall feature on a connection, and if the Internet Connection Firewall service can run on a computer. > [!IMPORTANT] -> This setting is location aware. It only applies when a computer is connected to the same DNS domain network it was connected to when the setting was refreshed on that computer. If a computer is connected to a DNS domain network other than the one it was connected to when the setting was refreshed, this setting does not apply. +> This setting is location aware. It only applies when a computer is connected to the same DNS domain network it was connected to when the setting was refreshed on that computer. If a computer is connected to a DNS domain network other than the one it was connected to when the setting was refreshed, this setting doesn't apply. The Internet Connection Firewall is a stateful packet filter for home and small office users to protect them from Internet network security threats. -If you enable this setting, Internet Connection Firewall cannot be enabled or configured by users (including administrators), and the Internet Connection Firewall service cannot run on the computer. The option to enable the Internet Connection Firewall through the Advanced tab is removed. In addition, the Internet Connection Firewall is not enabled for remote access connections created through the Make New Connection Wizard. The Network Setup Wizard is disabled. +If you enable this setting, Internet Connection Firewall can't be enabled or configured by users (including administrators), and the Internet Connection Firewall service can't run on the computer. The option to enable the Internet Connection Firewall through the Advanced tab is removed. In addition, the Internet Connection Firewall isn't enabled for remote access connections created through the Make New Connection Wizard. The Network Setup Wizard is disabled. If you enable the "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" policy setting, the "Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain network" policy setting has no effect on computers that are running Windows Firewall, which replaces Internet Connection Firewall when you install Windows XP Service Pack 2. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Internet Connection Firewall is disabled when a LAN Connection or VPN connection is created, but users can use the Advanced tab in the connection properties to enable it. The Internet Connection Firewall is enabled by default on the connection for which Internet Connection Sharing is enabled. In addition, remote access connections created through the Make New Connection Wizard have the Internet Connection Firewall enabled. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Internet Connection Firewall is disabled when a LAN Connection or VPN connection is created, but users can use the Advanced tab in the connection properties to enable it. The Internet Connection Firewall is enabled by default on the connection for which Internet Connection Sharing is enabled. In addition, remote access connections created through the Make New Connection Wizard have the Internet Connection Firewall enabled. @@ -1005,16 +1005,16 @@ This setting determines whether the Properties menu item is enabled, and thus, w If you enable this setting, a Properties menu item appears when any user right-clicks the icon for a remote access connection. Also, when any user selects the connection, Properties appears on the File menu. -If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled, and users (including administrators) cannot open the remote access connection properties dialog box. +If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled, and users (including administrators) can't open the remote access connection properties dialog box. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can change properties of all-user remote access connections. +If you don't configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can change properties of all-user remote access connections. > [!NOTE] > This setting takes precedence over settings that manipulate the availability of features inside the Remote Access Connection Properties dialog box. If this setting is disabled, nothing within the properties dialog box for a remote access connection will be available to users. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -1062,18 +1062,18 @@ This setting determines whether the Properties button for components used by a p If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties button is disabled for all users (including administrators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting does not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting doesn't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Properties button is enabled for all users. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Properties button is enabled for all users. The Networking tab of the Remote Access Connection Properties dialog box includes a list of the network components that the connection uses. To view or change the properties of a component, click the name of the component, and then click the Properties button beneath the component list. > [!NOTE] -> Not all network components have configurable properties. For components that are not configurable, the Properties button is always disabled. +> Not all network components have configurable properties. For components that aren't configurable, the Properties button is always disabled. > > When the "Ability to change properties of an all user remote access connection" or "Prohibit changing properties of a private remote access connection" settings are set to deny access to the Remote Access Connection Properties dialog box, the Properties button for remote access connection components is blocked. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -1119,9 +1119,9 @@ This policy setting determines whether users can connect and disconnect remote a If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), double-clicking the icon has no effect, and the Connect and Disconnect menu items are disabled for all users (including administrators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Connect and Disconnect options for remote access connections are available to all users. Users can connect or disconnect a remote access connection by double-clicking the icon representing the connection, by right-clicking it, or by using the File menu. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Connect and Disconnect options for remote access connections are available to all users. Users can connect or disconnect a remote access connection by double-clicking the icon representing the connection, by right-clicking it, or by using the File menu. @@ -1171,14 +1171,14 @@ This setting determines whether the Properties menu item is enabled, and thus, w If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Properties menu items are disabled, and no users (including administrators) can open the Remote Access Connection Properties dialog box for a private connection. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, a Properties menu item appears when any user right-clicks the icon representing a private remote access connection. Also, when any user selects the connection, Properties appears on the File menu. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, a Properties menu item appears when any user right-clicks the icon representing a private remote access connection. Also, when any user selects the connection, Properties appears on the File menu. > [!NOTE] > This setting takes precedence over settings that manipulate the availability of features in the Remote Access Connection Properties dialog box. If this setting is enabled, nothing within the properties dialog box for a remote access connection will be available to users. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -1228,14 +1228,14 @@ If you enable this setting, the Rename option is enabled for all-user remote acc If you disable this setting, the Rename option is disabled for nonadministrators only. -If you do not configure the setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can rename all-user remote access connections. +If you don't configure the setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can rename all-user remote access connections. > [!NOTE] -> This setting does not apply to Administrators. +> This setting doesn't apply to Administrators. -When the "Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users" setting is configured (set to either Enabled or Disabled), this setting does not apply. +When the "Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users" setting is configured (set to either Enabled or Disabled), this setting doesn't apply. -This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -1283,14 +1283,14 @@ If you enable this setting, the Rename option is enabled for all users. Users ca If you disable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Rename option for LAN and all user remote access connections is disabled for all users (including Administrators and Network Configuration Operators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If this setting is not configured, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators have the right to rename LAN or all user remote access connections. +If this setting isn't configured, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators have the right to rename LAN or all user remote access connections. > [!NOTE] > When configured, this setting always takes precedence over the "Ability to rename LAN connections" and "Ability to rename all user remote access connections" settings. > -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to rename remote access connections. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to rename remote access connections. @@ -1338,12 +1338,12 @@ If you enable this setting, the Rename option is enabled for LAN connections. No If you disable this setting, the Rename option is disabled for nonadministrators only. -If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can rename LAN connections +If you don't configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can rename LAN connections > [!NOTE] -> This setting does not apply to Administrators. +> This setting doesn't apply to Administrators. -When the "Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users" setting is configured (set to either enabled or disabled), this setting does not apply. +When the "Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users" setting is configured (set to either enabled or disabled), this setting doesn't apply. @@ -1387,16 +1387,16 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether users can rename their private remote access connections. -Private connections are those that are available only to one user. To create a private connection, on the Connection Availability page in the New Connection Wizard, click the "Only for myself" option. +Private connections are those connections that are available only to one user. To create a private connection, on the Connection Availability page in the New Connection Wizard, click the "Only for myself" option. If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Rename option is disabled for all users (including administrators). -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Rename option is enabled for all users' private remote access connections. Users can rename their private connection by clicking an icon representing the connection or by using the File menu. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the Rename option is enabled for all users' private remote access connections. Users can rename their private connection by clicking an icon representing the connection or by using the File menu. > [!NOTE] -> This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. +> This setting doesn't prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting. @@ -1442,9 +1442,9 @@ This policy setting determines whether administrators can enable and configure t ICS lets administrators configure their system as an Internet gateway for a small network and provides network services, such as name resolution and addressing through DHCP, to the local private network. -If you enable this setting, ICS cannot be enabled or configured by administrators, and the ICS service cannot run on the computer. The Advanced tab in the Properties dialog box for a LAN or remote access connection is removed. The Internet Connection Sharing page is removed from the New Connection Wizard. The Network Setup Wizard is disabled. +If you enable this setting, ICS can't be enabled or configured by administrators, and the ICS service can't run on the computer. The Advanced tab in the Properties dialog box for a LAN or remote access connection is removed. The Internet Connection Sharing page is removed from the New Connection Wizard. The Network Setup Wizard is disabled. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it and have two or more connections, administrators can enable ICS. The Advanced tab in the properties dialog box for a LAN or remote access connection is available. In addition, the user is presented with the option to enable Internet Connection Sharing in the Network Setup Wizard and Make New Connection Wizard. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it and have two or more connections, administrators can enable ICS. The Advanced tab in the properties dialog box for a LAN or remote access connection is available. In addition, the user is presented with the option to enable Internet Connection Sharing in the Network Setup Wizard and Make New Connection Wizard. By default, ICS is disabled when you create a remote access connection, but administrators can use the Advanced tab to enable it. When running the New Connection Wizard or Network Setup Wizard, administrators can choose to enable ICS. @@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ When the "Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection," "Ability to change Nonadministrators are already prohibited from configuring Internet Connection Sharing, regardless of this setting. -Disabling this setting does not prevent Wireless Hosted Networking from using the ICS service for DHCP services. To prevent the ICS service from running, on the Network Permissions tab in the network's policy properties, select the "Don't use hosted networks" check box. +Disabling this setting doesn't prevent Wireless Hosted Networking from using the ICS service for DHCP services. To prevent the ICS service from running, on the Network Permissions tab in the network's policy properties, select the "Don't use hosted networks" check box. @@ -1501,11 +1501,11 @@ This policy setting determines whether users can view the status for an active c Connection status is available from the connection status taskbar icon or from the Status dialog box. The Status dialog box displays information about the connection and its activity. It also provides buttons to disconnect and to configure the properties of the connection. -If you enable this setting, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are not available to users (including administrators). The Status option is disabled in the context menu for the connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. Users cannot choose to show the connection icon in the taskbar from the Connection Properties dialog box. +If you enable this setting, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box aren't available to users (including administrators). The Status option is disabled in the context menu for the connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. Users can't choose to show the connection icon in the taskbar from the Connection Properties dialog box. -If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. +If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting won't apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are available to all users. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are available to all users. @@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ This policy setting determines whether to require domain users to elevate when s If you enable this policy setting, domain users must elevate when setting a network's location. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, domain users can set a network's location without elevating. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, domain users can set a network's location without elevating. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-offlinefiles.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-offlinefiles.md index 212028ab92..6a461fb657 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-offlinefiles.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-offlinefiles.md @@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ manager: dansimp This policy setting makes subfolders available offline whenever their parent folder is made available offline. -This setting automatically extends the "make available offline" setting to all new and existing subfolders of a folder. Users do not have the option of excluding subfolders. +This setting automatically extends the "make available offline" setting to all new and existing subfolders of a folder. Users don't have the option of excluding subfolders. If you enable this setting, when you make a folder available offline, all folders within that folder are also made available offline. Also, new folders that you create within a folder that is available offline are made available offline when the parent folder is synchronized. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system asks users whether they want subfolders to be made available offline when they make a parent folder available offline. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the system asks users whether they want subfolders to be made available offline when they make a parent folder available offline. @@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting lists network files and folders that are always available for offline use. This ensures that the specified files and folders are available offline to users of the computer. +This policy setting lists network files and folders that are always available for offline use. Activation of this policy setting ensures that the specified files and folders are available offline to users of the computer. If you enable this policy setting, the files you enter are always available offline to users of the computer. To specify a file or folder, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box in the Value Name column, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. -If you disable this policy setting, the list of files or folders made always available offline (including those inherited from lower precedence GPOs) is deleted and no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy (though users can still specify their own files and folders for offline use). +If you disable this policy setting, the list of files or folders made always available offline (including those files or folders inherited from lower precedence GPOs) is deleted and no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy (though users can still specify their own files and folders for offline use). -If you do not configure this policy setting, no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy. +If you don't configure this policy setting, no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy. > [!NOTE] > This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy settings will be combined and all specified files will be available for offline use. @@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting lists network files and folders that are always available for offline use. This ensures that the specified files and folders are available offline to users of the computer. +This policy setting lists network files and folders that are always available for offline use. Activation of this policy setting ensures that the specified files and folders are available offline to users of the computer. If you enable this policy setting, the files you enter are always available offline to users of the computer. To specify a file or folder, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box in the Value Name column, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. -If you disable this policy setting, the list of files or folders made always available offline (including those inherited from lower precedence GPOs) is deleted and no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy (though users can still specify their own files and folders for offline use). +If you disable this policy setting, the list of files or folders made always available offline (including those files or folders inherited from lower precedence GPOs) is deleted and no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy (though users can still specify their own files and folders for offline use). -If you do not configure this policy setting, no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy. +If you don't configure this policy setting, no files or folders are made available for offline use by Group Policy. > [!NOTE] > This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy settings will be combined and all specified files will be available for offline use. @@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting controls when background synchronization occurs while operating in slow-link mode, and applies to any user who logs onto the specified machine while this policy is in effect. To control slow-link mode, use the "Configure slow-link mode" policy setting. +This policy setting controls when background synchronization occurs while operating in slow-link mode, and applies to any user who signs in to the specified machine while this policy is in effect. To control slow-link mode, use the "Configure slow-link mode" policy setting. -If you enable this policy setting, you can control when Windows synchronizes in the background while operating in slow-link mode. Use the 'Sync Interval' and 'Sync Variance' values to override the default sync interval and variance settings. Use 'Blockout Start Time' and 'Blockout Duration' to set a period of time where background sync is disabled. Use the 'Maximum Allowed Time Without A Sync' value to ensure that all network folders on the machine are synchronized with the server on a regular basis. +If you enable this policy setting, you can control when Windows synchronizes in the background while operating in slow-link mode. Use the 'Sync Interval' and 'Sync Variance' values to override the default sync interval and variance settings. Use 'Blockout Start Time' and 'Blockout Duration' to set a period of time where background sync is disabled. Use the 'Maximum Allowed Time Without A Sync' value to ensure that all network folders on the machine are synchronized with the server regularly. You can also configure Background Sync for network shares that are in user selected Work Offline mode. This mode is in effect when a user selects the Work Offline button for a specific share. When selected, all configured settings will apply to shares in user selected Work Offline mode as well. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows performs a background sync of offline folders in the slow-link mode at a default interval with the start of the sync varying between 0 and 60 additional minutes. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the default sync interval is 360 minutes. In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the default sync interval is 120 minutes. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Windows performs a background sync of offline folders in the slow-link mode at a default interval, with the start of the sync varying between 0 and 60 extra minutes. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the default sync interval is 360 minutes. In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the default sync interval is 120 minutes. @@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting limits the amount of disk space that can be used to store offline files. This includes the space used by automatically cached files and files that are specifically made available offline. Files can be automatically cached if the user accesses a file on an automatic caching network share. +This policy setting limits the volume of disk space that can be used to store offline files. This volume includes the space used by automatically cached files and files that are made available offline. Files can be automatically cached if the user accesses a file on an automatic caching network share. -This setting also disables the ability to adjust, through the Offline Files control panel applet, the disk space limits on the Offline Files cache. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a policy setting controls it. +This setting also disables the ability to adjust, through the Offline Files control panel applet, the disk space limits on the Offline Files cache. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a policy setting controls it. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify the disk space limit (in megabytes) for offline files and also specify how much of that disk space can be used by automatically cached files. If you disable this policy setting, the system limits the space that offline files occupy to 25 percent of the total space on the drive where the Offline Files cache is located. The limit for automatically cached files is 100 percent of the total disk space limit. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the system limits the space that offline files occupy to 25 percent of the total space on the drive where the Offline Files cache is located. The limit for automatically cached files is 100 percent of the total disk space limit. However, the users can change these values using the Offline Files control applet. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the system limits the space that offline files occupy to 25 percent of the total space on the drive where the Offline Files cache is located. The limit for automatically cached files is 100 percent of the total disk space limit. However, the users can change these values using the Offline Files control applet. If you enable this setting and specify a total size limit greater than the size of the drive hosting the Offline Files cache, and that drive is the system drive, the total size limit is automatically adjusted downward to 75 percent of the size of the drive. If the cache is located on a drive other than the system drive, the limit is automatically adjusted downward to 100 percent of the size of the drive. @@ -453,17 +453,17 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether network files remain available if the computer is suddenly disconnected from the server hosting the files. -This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, you can use the "Action" box to specify how computers in the group respond. - "Work offline" indicates that the computer can use local copies of network files while the server is inaccessible. -- "Never go offline" indicates that network files are not available while the server is inaccessible. +- "Never go offline" indicates that network files aren't available while the server is inaccessible. If you disable this setting or select the "Work offline" option, users can work offline if disconnected. -If you do not configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -514,17 +514,17 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether network files remain available if the computer is suddenly disconnected from the server hosting the files. -This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, you can use the "Action" box to specify how computers in the group respond. - "Work offline" indicates that the computer can use local copies of network files while the server is inaccessible. -- "Never go offline" indicates that network files are not available while the server is inaccessible. +- "Never go offline" indicates that network files aren't available while the server is inaccessible. If you disable this setting or select the "Work offline" option, users can work offline if disconnected. -If you do not configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -575,17 +575,17 @@ ADMX Info: Limits the percentage of the computer's disk space that can be used to store automatically cached offline files. -This setting also disables the "Amount of disk space to use for temporary offline files" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "Amount of disk space to use for temporary offline files" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. Automatic caching can be set on any network share. When a user opens a file on the share, the system automatically stores a copy of the file on the user's computer. -This setting does not limit the disk space available for files that user's make available offline manually. +This setting doesn't limit the disk space available for files that user's make available offline manually. If you enable this setting, you can specify an automatic-cache disk space limit. If you disable this setting, the system limits the space that automatically cached files occupy to 10 percent of the space on the system drive. -If you do not configure this setting, disk space for automatically cached files is limited to 10 percent of the system drive by default, but users can change it. +If you don't configure this setting, disk space for automatically cached files is limited to 10 percent of the system drive by default, but users can change it. > [!TIP] > To change the amount of disk space used for automatic caching without specifying a setting, in Windows Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the Offline Files tab, and then use the slider bar associated with the "Amount of disk space to use for temporary offline files" option. @@ -630,16 +630,16 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether the Offline Files feature is enabled. Offline Files saves a copy of network files on the user's computer for use when the computer is not connected to the network. +This policy setting determines whether the Offline Files feature is enabled. Offline Files saves a copy of network files on the user's computer for use when the computer isn't connected to the network. -If you enable this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled and users cannot disable it. +If you enable this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled and users can't disable it. -If you disable this policy setting, Offline Files is disabled and users cannot enable it. +If you disable this policy setting, Offline Files is disabled and users can't enable it. -If you do not configure this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled on Windows client computers, and disabled on computers running Windows Server, unless changed by the user. +If you don't configure this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled on Windows client computers, and disabled on computers running Windows Server, unless changed by the user. > [!NOTE] -> Changes to this policy setting do not take effect until the affected computer is restarted. +> Changes to this policy setting don't take effect until the affected computer is restarted. @@ -685,16 +685,16 @@ This policy setting determines whether offline files are encrypted. Offline files are locally cached copies of files from a network share. Encrypting this cache reduces the likelihood that a user could access files from the Offline Files cache without proper permissions. -If you enable this policy setting, all files in the Offline Files cache are encrypted. This includes existing files as well as files added later. The cached copy on the local computer is affected, but the associated network copy is not. The user cannot unencrypt Offline Files through the user interface. +If you enable this policy setting, all files in the Offline Files cache are encrypted. These files include existing files and files added later. The cached copy on the local computer is affected, but the associated network copy isn't. The user can't unencrypt Offline Files through the user interface. -If you disable this policy setting, all files in the Offline Files cache are unencrypted. This includes existing files as well as files added later, even if the files were stored using NTFS encryption or BitLocker Drive Encryption while on the server. The cached copy on the local computer is affected, but the associated network copy is not. The user cannot encrypt Offline Files through the user interface. +If you disable this policy setting, all files in the Offline Files cache are unencrypted. These files include existing files and files added later, even if the files were stored using NTFS encryption or BitLocker Drive Encryption while on the server. The cached copy on the local computer is affected, but the associated network copy isn't. The user can't encrypt Offline Files through the user interface. -If you do not configure this policy setting, encryption of the Offline Files cache is controlled by the user through the user interface. The current cache state is retained, and if the cache is only partially encrypted, the operation completes so that it is fully encrypted. The cache does not return to the unencrypted state. The user must be an administrator on the local computer to encrypt or decrypt the Offline Files cache. +If you don't configure this policy setting, encryption of the Offline Files cache is controlled by the user through the user interface. The current cache state is retained, and if the cache is only partially encrypted, the operation completes so that it's fully encrypted. The cache doesn't return to the unencrypted state. The user must be an administrator on the local computer to encrypt or decrypt the Offline Files cache. > [!NOTE] > By default, this cache is protected on NTFS partitions by ACLs. -This setting is applied at user logon. If this setting is changed after user logon then user logoff and logon is required for this setting to take effect. +This setting is applied at user sign in. If this setting is changed after user sign in, then user sign out and sign in is required for this setting to take effect. @@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines which events the Offline Files feature records in the event log. -Offline Files records events in the Application log in Event Viewer when it detects errors. By default, Offline Files records an event only when the offline files storage cache is corrupted. However, you can use this setting to specify additional events you want Offline Files to record. +Offline Files records events in the Application log in Event Viewer when it detects errors. By default, Offline Files records an event only when the offline files storage cache is corrupted. However, you can use this setting to specify the other events you want Offline Files to record. To use this setting, in the "Enter" box, select the number corresponding to the events you want the system to log. The levels are cumulative; that is, each level includes the events in all preceding levels. @@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines which events the Offline Files feature records in the event log. -Offline Files records events in the Application log in Event Viewer when it detects errors. By default, Offline Files records an event only when the offline files storage cache is corrupted. However, you can use this setting to specify additional events you want Offline Files to record. +Offline Files records events in the Application log in Event Viewer when it detects errors. By default, Offline Files records an event only when the offline files storage cache is corrupted. However, you can use this setting to specify the other events you want Offline Files to record. To use this setting, in the "Enter" box, select the number corresponding to the events you want the system to log. The levels are cumulative; that is, each level includes the events in all preceding levels. @@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ This policy setting enables administrators to block certain file types from bein If you enable this policy setting, a user will be unable to create files with the specified file extensions in any of the folders that have been made available offline. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, a user can create a file of any type in the folders that have been made available offline. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, a user can create a file of any type in the folders that have been made available offline. @@ -895,11 +895,11 @@ ADMX Info: -Lists types of files that cannot be used offline. +Lists types of files that can't be used offline. -This setting lets you exclude certain types of files from automatic and manual caching for offline use. The system does not cache files of the type specified in this setting even when they reside on a network share configured for automatic caching. Also, if users try to make a file of this type available offline, the operation will fail and the following message will be displayed in the Synchronization Manager progress dialog box: "Files of this type cannot be made available offline." +This setting lets you exclude certain types of files from automatic and manual caching for offline use. The system doesn't cache files of the type specified in this setting even when they reside on a network share configured for automatic caching. Also, if users try to make a file of this type available offline, the operation will fail and the following message will be displayed in the Synchronization Manager progress dialog box: "Files of this type cannot be made available offline." -This setting is designed to protect files that cannot be separated, such as database components. +This setting is designed to protect files that can't be separated, such as database components. To use this setting, type the file name extension in the "Extensions" box. To type more than one extension, separate the extensions with a semicolon (;). @@ -948,17 +948,17 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether network files remain available if the computer is suddenly disconnected from the server hosting the files. -This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, you can use the "Action" box to specify how computers in the group respond. - "Work offline" indicates that the computer can use local copies of network files while the server is inaccessible. -- "Never go offline" indicates that network files are not available while the server is inaccessible. +- "Never go offline" indicates that network files aren't available while the server is inaccessible. If you disable this setting or select the "Work offline" option, users can work offline if disconnected. -If you do not configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1009,17 +1009,17 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether network files remain available if the computer is suddenly disconnected from the server hosting the files. -This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "When a network connection is lost" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, you can use the "Action" box to specify how computers in the group respond. - "Work offline" indicates that the computer can use local copies of network files while the server is inaccessible. -- "Never go offline" indicates that network files are not available while the server is inaccessible. +- "Never go offline" indicates that network files aren't available while the server is inaccessible. If you disable this setting or select the "Work offline" option, users can work offline if disconnected. -If you do not configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, users can work offline by default, but they can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting disables the Offline Files folder. -This setting disables the "View Files" button on the Offline Files tab. As a result, users cannot use the Offline Files folder to view or open copies of network files stored on their computer. Also, they cannot use the folder to view characteristics of offline files, such as their server status, type, or location. +This setting disables the "View Files" button on the Offline Files tab. As a result, users can't use the Offline Files folder to view or open copies of network files stored on their computer. Also, they can't use the folder to view characteristics of offline files, such as their server status, type, or location. -This setting does not prevent users from working offline or from saving local copies of files available offline. Also, it does not prevent them from using other programs, such as Windows Explorer, to view their offline files. +This setting doesn't prevent users from working offline or from saving local copies of files available offline. Also, it doesn't prevent them from using other programs, such as Windows Explorer, to view their offline files. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1121,9 +1121,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting disables the Offline Files folder. -This setting disables the "View Files" button on the Offline Files tab. As a result, users cannot use the Offline Files folder to view or open copies of network files stored on their computer. Also, they cannot use the folder to view characteristics of offline files, such as their server status, type, or location. +This setting disables the "View Files" button on the Offline Files tab. As a result, users can't use the Offline Files folder to view or open copies of network files stored on their computer. Also, they can't use the folder to view characteristics of offline files, such as their server status, type, or location. -This setting does not prevent users from working offline or from saving local copies of files available offline. Also, it does not prevent them from using other programs, such as Windows Explorer, to view their offline files. +This setting doesn't prevent users from working offline or from saving local copies of files available offline. Also, it doesn't prevent them from using other programs, such as Windows Explorer, to view their offline files. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1172,14 +1172,14 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting prevents users from enabling, disabling, or changing the configuration of Offline Files. -This setting removes the Offline Files tab from the Folder Options dialog box. It also removes the Settings item from the Offline Files context menu and disables the Settings button on the Offline Files Status dialog box. As a result, users cannot view or change the options on the Offline Files tab or Offline Files dialog box. +This setting removes the Offline Files tab from the Folder Options dialog box. It also removes the Settings item from the Offline Files context menu and disables the Settings button on the Offline Files Status dialog box. As a result, users can't view or change the options on the Offline Files tab or Offline Files dialog box. -This is a comprehensive setting that locks down the configuration you establish by using other settings in this folder. +This setting is a comprehensive setting that locks down the configuration you establish by using other settings in this folder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. > [!TIP] -> This setting provides a quick method for locking down the default settings for Offline Files. To accept the defaults, just enable this setting. You do not have to disable any other settings in this folder. +> This setting provides a quick method for locking down the default settings for Offline Files. To accept the defaults, just enable this setting. You don't have to disable any other settings in this folder. @@ -1223,14 +1223,14 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting prevents users from enabling, disabling, or changing the configuration of Offline Files. -This setting removes the Offline Files tab from the Folder Options dialog box. It also removes the Settings item from the Offline Files context menu and disables the Settings button on the Offline Files Status dialog box. As a result, users cannot view or change the options on the Offline Files tab or Offline Files dialog box. +This setting removes the Offline Files tab from the Folder Options dialog box. It also removes the Settings item from the Offline Files context menu and disables the Settings button on the Offline Files Status dialog box. As a result, users can't view or change the options on the Offline Files tab or Offline Files dialog box. -This is a comprehensive setting that locks down the configuration you establish by using other settings in this folder. +This setting is a comprehensive setting that locks down the configuration you establish by using other settings in this folder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. > [!TIP] -> This setting provides a quick method for locking down the default settings for Offline Files. To accept the defaults, just enable this setting. You do not have to disable any other settings in this folder. +> This setting provides a quick method for locking down the default settings for Offline Files. To accept the defaults, just enable this setting. You don't have to disable any other settings in this folder. @@ -1274,9 +1274,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting prevents users from making network files and folders available offline. -If you enable this policy setting, users cannot designate files to be saved on their computer for offline use. However, Windows will still cache local copies of files that reside on network shares designated for automatic caching. +If you enable this policy setting, users can't designate files to be saved on their computer for offline use. However, Windows will still cache local copies of files that reside on network shares designated for automatic caching. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can manually specify files and folders that they want to make available offline. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users can manually specify files and folders that they want to make available offline. > [!NOTE] > - This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence. @@ -1324,9 +1324,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting prevents users from making network files and folders available offline. -If you enable this policy setting, users cannot designate files to be saved on their computer for offline use. However, Windows will still cache local copies of files that reside on network shares designated for automatic caching. +If you enable this policy setting, users can't designate files to be saved on their computer for offline use. However, Windows will still cache local copies of files that reside on network shares designated for automatic caching. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can manually specify files and folders that they want to make available offline. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users can manually specify files and folders that they want to make available offline. > [!NOTE] > - This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence. @@ -1374,16 +1374,16 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting allows you to manage a list of files and folders for which you want to block the "Make Available Offline" command. -If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is not available for the files and folders that you list. To specify these files and folders, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value Name column box, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. +If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command isn't available for the files and folders that you list. To specify these files and folders, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value Name column box, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. If you disable this policy setting, the list of files and folders is deleted, including any lists inherited from lower precedence GPOs, and the "Make Available Offline" command is displayed for all files and folders. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is available for all files and folders. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is available for all files and folders. > [!NOTE] > - This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy settings are combined, and the "Make Available Offline" command is unavailable for all specified files and folders. > - The "Make Available Offline" command is called "Always available offline" on computers running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. -> - This policy setting does not prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching." It only affects the display of the "Make Available Offline" command in File Explorer. +> - This policy setting doesn't prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching." It only affects the display of the "Make Available Offline" command in File Explorer. > - If the "Remove 'Make Available Offline' command" policy setting is enabled, this setting has no effect. @@ -1428,16 +1428,16 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting allows you to manage a list of files and folders for which you want to block the "Make Available Offline" command. -If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is not available for the files and folders that you list. To specify these files and folders, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value Name column box, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. +If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command isn't available for the files and folders that you list. To specify these files and folders, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value Name column box, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. If you disable this policy setting, the list of files and folders is deleted, including any lists inherited from lower precedence GPOs, and the "Make Available Offline" command is displayed for all files and folders. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is available for all files and folders. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is available for all files and folders. > [!NOTE] > - This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy settings are combined, and the "Make Available Offline" command is unavailable for all specified files and folders. > - The "Make Available Offline" command is called "Always available offline" on computers running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. -> - This policy setting does not prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching." It only affects the display of the "Make Available Offline" command in File Explorer. +> - This policy setting doesn't prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching." It only affects the display of the "Make Available Offline" command in File Explorer. > - If the "Remove 'Make Available Offline' command" policy setting is enabled, this setting has no effect. @@ -1482,13 +1482,13 @@ ADMX Info: Hides or displays reminder balloons, and prevents users from changing the setting. -Reminder balloons appear above the Offline Files icon in the notification area to notify users when they have lost the connection to a networked file and are working on a local copy of the file. Users can then decide how to proceed. +Reminder balloons appear above the Offline Files icon in the notification area to notify users when they've lost the connection to a networked file and are working on a local copy of the file. Users can then decide how to proceed. If you enable this setting, the system hides the reminder balloons, and prevents users from displaying them. If you disable the setting, the system displays the reminder balloons and prevents users from hiding them. -If this setting is not configured, reminder balloons are displayed by default when you enable offline files, but users can change the setting. +If this setting isn't configured, reminder balloons are displayed by default when you enable offline files, but users can change the setting. To prevent users from changing the setting while a setting is in effect, the system disables the "Enable reminders" option on the Offline Files tab @@ -1539,13 +1539,13 @@ ADMX Info: Hides or displays reminder balloons, and prevents users from changing the setting. -Reminder balloons appear above the Offline Files icon in the notification area to notify users when they have lost the connection to a networked file and are working on a local copy of the file. Users can then decide how to proceed. +Reminder balloons appear above the Offline Files icon in the notification area to notify users when they've lost the connection to a networked file and are working on a local copy of the file. Users can then decide how to proceed. If you enable this setting, the system hides the reminder balloons, and prevents users from displaying them. If you disable the setting, the system displays the reminder balloons and prevents users from hiding them. -If this setting is not configured, reminder balloons are displayed by default when you enable offline files, but users can change the setting. +If this setting isn't configured, reminder balloons are displayed by default when you enable offline files, but users can change the setting. To prevent users from changing the setting while a setting is in effect, the system disables the "Enable reminders" option on the Offline Files tab @@ -1594,15 +1594,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting controls whether files read from file shares over a slow network are transparently cached in the Offline Files cache for future reads. When a user tries to access a file that has been transparently cached, Windows reads from the cached copy after verifying its integrity. This improves end-user response times and decreases bandwidth consumption over WAN links. +This policy setting controls whether files read from file shares over a slow network are transparently cached in the Offline Files cache for future reads. When a user tries to access a file that has been transparently cached, Windows reads from the cached copy after verifying its integrity. This read-action improves end-user response times and decreases bandwidth consumption over WAN links. -The cached files are temporary and are not available to the user when offline. The cached files are not kept in sync with the version on the server, and the most current version from the server is always available for subsequent reads. +The cached files are temporary and aren't available to the user when offline. The cached files aren't kept in sync with the version on the server, and the most current version from the server is always available for subsequent reads. -This policy setting is triggered by the configured round trip network latency value. We recommend using this policy setting when the network connection to the server is slow. For example, you can configure a value of 60 ms as the round trip latency of the network above which files should be transparently cached in the Offline Files cache. If the round trip latency of the network is less than 60ms, reads to remote files will not be cached. +This policy setting is triggered by the configured round trip network latency value. We recommend using this policy setting when the network connection to the server is slow. For example, you can configure a value of 60 ms as the round trip latency of the network above which files should be transparently cached in the Offline Files cache. If the round trip latency of the network is less than 60 ms, reads to remote files won't be cached. If you enable this policy setting, transparent caching is enabled and configurable. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, remote files will be not be transparently cached on client computers. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, remote files won't be transparently cached on client computers. @@ -1646,11 +1646,11 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting makes subfolders available offline whenever their parent folder is made available offline. -This setting automatically extends the "make available offline" setting to all new and existing subfolders of a folder. Users do not have the option of excluding subfolders. +This setting automatically extends the "make available offline" setting to all new and existing subfolders of a folder. Users don't have the option of excluding subfolders. If you enable this setting, when you make a folder available offline, all folders within that folder are also made available offline. Also, new folders that you create within a folder that is available offline are made available offline when the parent folder is synchronized. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system asks users whether they want subfolders to be made available offline when they make a parent folder available offline. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, the system asks users whether they want subfolders to be made available offline when they make a parent folder available offline. @@ -1692,14 +1692,14 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting deletes local copies of the user's offline files when the user logs off. +This policy setting deletes local copies of the user's offline files when the user signs out. -This setting specifies that automatically and manually cached offline files are retained only while the user is logged on to the computer. When the user logs off, the system deletes all local copies of offline files. +This setting specifies that automatically and manually cached offline files are retained only while the user is logged on to the computer. When the user signs out, the system deletes all local copies of offline files. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, automatically and manually cached copies are retained on the user's computer for later offline use. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, automatically and manually cached copies are retained on the user's computer for later offline use. > [!CAUTION] -> Files are not synchronized before they are deleted. Any changes to local files since the last synchronization are lost. +> Files aren't synchronized before they're deleted. Any changes to local files since the last synchronization are lost. @@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting allows you to turn on economical application of administratively assigned Offline Files. -If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, only new files and folders in administratively assigned folders are synchronized at logon. Files and folders that are already available offline are skipped and are synchronized later. +If you enable or don't configure this policy setting, only new files and folders in administratively assigned folders are synchronized at sign in. Files and folders that are already available offline are skipped and are synchronized later. If you disable this policy setting, all administratively assigned folders are synchronized at logon. @@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ This policy setting determines how often reminder balloon updates appear. If you enable this setting, you can select how often reminder balloons updates appear and also prevent users from changing this setting. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the update interval. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the update interval. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ This policy setting determines how often reminder balloon updates appear. If you enable this setting, you can select how often reminder balloons updates appear and also prevent users from changing this setting. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the update interval. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the update interval. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines how long the first reminder balloon for a network status change is displayed. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the first reminder. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the first reminder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines how long the first reminder balloon for a network status change is displayed. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the first reminder. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the first reminder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines how long updated reminder balloons are displayed. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the update reminder. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the update reminder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines how long updated reminder balloons are displayed. -Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they are updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the update reminder. +Reminder balloons appear when the user's connection to a network file is lost or reconnected, and they're updated periodically. By default, the first reminder for an event is displayed for 30 seconds. Then, updates appear every 60 minutes and are displayed for 15 seconds. You can use this setting to change the duration of the update reminder. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2073,21 +2073,21 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting controls the network latency and throughput thresholds that will cause a client computers to transition files and folders that are already available offline to the slow-link mode so that the user's access to this data is not degraded due to network slowness. When Offline Files is operating in the slow-link mode, all network file requests are satisfied from the Offline Files cache. This is similar to a user working offline. +This policy setting controls the network latency and throughput thresholds that will cause a client computer to transition files and folders that are already available offline to the slow-link mode so that the user's access to this data isn't degraded due to network slowness. When Offline Files is operating in the slow-link mode, all network file requests are satisfied from the Offline Files cache. This scenario is similar to a user working offline. If you enable this policy setting, Offline Files uses the slow-link mode if the network throughput between the client and the server is below (slower than) the Throughput threshold parameter, or if the round-trip network latency is above (slower than) the Latency threshold parameter. -You can configure the slow-link mode by specifying threshold values for Throughput (in bits per second) and/or Latency (in milliseconds) for specific UNC paths. We recommend that you always specify a value for Latency, since the round-trip network latency detection is faster. You can use wildcard characters (*) for specifying UNC paths. If you do not specify a Latency or Throughput value, computers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 will not use the slow-link mode. +You can configure the slow-link mode by specifying threshold values for Throughput (in bits per second) and/or Latency (in milliseconds) for specific UNC paths. We recommend that you always specify a value for Latency, since the round-trip network latency detection is faster. You can use wildcard characters (*) for specifying UNC paths. If you don't specify a Latency or Throughput value, computers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 won't use the slow-link mode. -If you do not configure this policy setting, computers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 will not transition a shared folder to the slow-link mode. Computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 will use the default latency value of 80 milliseconds when transitioning a folder to the slow-link mode. Computers running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 will use the default latency value of 35 milliseconds when transitioning a folder to the slow-link mode. To avoid extra charges on cell phone or broadband plans, it may be necessary to configure the latency threshold to be lower than the round-trip network latency. +If you don't configure this policy setting, computers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 won't transition a shared folder to the slow-link mode. Computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 will use the default latency value of 80 milliseconds when transitioning a folder to the slow-link mode. Computers running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 will use the default latency value of 35 milliseconds when transitioning a folder to the slow-link mode. To avoid extra charges on cell phone or broadband plans, it may be necessary to configure the latency threshold to be lower than the round-trip network latency. In Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, once transitioned to slow-link mode, users will continue to operate in slow-link mode until the user clicks the Work Online button on the toolbar in Windows Explorer. Data will only be synchronized to the server if the user manually initiates synchronization by using Sync Center. In Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, when operating in slow-link mode Offline Files synchronizes the user's files in the background at regular intervals, or as configured by the "Configure Background Sync" policy. While in slow-link mode, Windows periodically checks the connection to the folder and brings the folder back online if network speeds improve. -In Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, set the Latency threshold to 1ms to keep users always working offline in slow-link mode. +In Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, set the Latency threshold to 1 m to keep users always working offline in slow-link mode. -If you disable this policy setting, computers will not use the slow-link mode. +If you disable this policy setting, computers won't use the slow-link mode. @@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting configures the threshold value at which Offline Files considers a network connection to be "slow". Any network speed below this value is considered to be slow. -When a connection is considered slow, Offline Files automatically adjust its behavior to avoid excessive synchronization traffic and will not automatically reconnect to a server when the presence of a server is detected. +When a connection is considered slow, Offline Files automatically adjust its behavior to avoid excessive synchronization traffic and won't automatically reconnect to a server when the presence of a server is detected. If you enable this setting, you can configure the threshold value that will be used to determine a slow network connection. @@ -2179,15 +2179,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users log off. +This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users sign out. -This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging off" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging off" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. -If you disable this setting, the system only performs a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete, but does not ensure that they are current. +If you disable this setting, the system only performs a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete, but doesn't ensure that they're current. -If you do not configure this setting, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2234,15 +2234,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users log off. +This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users sign out. -This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging off" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging off" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. -If you disable this setting, the system only performs a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete, but does not ensure that they are current. +If you disable this setting, the system only performs a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete, but doesn't ensure that they're current. -If you do not configure this setting, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2289,15 +2289,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users log on. +This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users sign in. -This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging on" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging on" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. -If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized at logon. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. Enabling this setting automatically enables logon synchronization in Synchronization Manager. +If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized at sign in. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. Enabling this setting automatically enables logon synchronization in Synchronization Manager. -If this setting is disabled and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs only a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete but does not ensure that they are current. +If this setting is disabled and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs only a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete but doesn't ensure that they're current. -If you do not configure this setting and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2346,15 +2346,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users log on. +This policy setting determines whether offline files are fully synchronized when users sign in. -This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging on" option on the Offline Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. +This setting also disables the "Synchronize all offline files before logging on" option on the Offline Files tab. This disablement prevents users from trying to change the option while a setting controls it. -If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized at logon. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. Enabling this setting automatically enables logon synchronization in Synchronization Manager. +If you enable this setting, offline files are fully synchronized at sign in. Full synchronization ensures that offline files are complete and current. Enabling this setting automatically enables logon synchronization in Synchronization Manager. -If this setting is disabled and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs only a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete but does not ensure that they are current. +If this setting is disabled and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs only a quick synchronization. Quick synchronization ensures that files are complete but doesn't ensure that they're current. -If you do not configure this setting and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. +If you don't configure this setting and Synchronization Manager is configured for logon synchronization, the system performs a quick synchronization by default, but users can change this option. This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. @@ -2405,10 +2405,10 @@ This policy setting determines whether offline files are synchronized before a c If you enable this setting, offline files are synchronized whenever the computer is suspended. Setting the synchronization action to "Quick" ensures only that all files in the cache are complete. Setting the synchronization action to "Full" ensures that all cached files and folders are up-to-date with the most current version. -If you disable or do not configuring this setting, files are not synchronized when the computer is suspended. +If you disable or don't configure this setting, files aren't synchronized when the computer is suspended. > [!NOTE] -> If the computer is suspended by closing the display on a portable computer, files are not synchronized. If multiple users are logged on to the computer at the time the computer is suspended, a synchronization is not performed. +> If the computer is suspended by closing the display on a portable computer, files aren't synchronized. If multiple users are logged on to the computer at the time the computer is suspended, a synchronization isn't performed. @@ -2454,10 +2454,10 @@ This policy setting determines whether offline files are synchronized before a c If you enable this setting, offline files are synchronized whenever the computer is suspended. Setting the synchronization action to "Quick" ensures only that all files in the cache are complete. Setting the synchronization action to "Full" ensures that all cached files and folders are up-to-date with the most current version. -If you disable or do not configuring this setting, files are not synchronized when the computer is suspended. +If you disable or don't configure this setting, files aren't synchronized when the computer is suspended. > [!NOTE] -> If the computer is suspended by closing the display on a portable computer, files are not synchronized. If multiple users are logged on to the computer at the time the computer is suspended, a synchronization is not performed. +> If the computer is suspended by closing the display on a portable computer, files aren't synchronized. If multiple users are logged on to the computer at the time the computer is suspended, a synchronization isn't performed. @@ -2501,9 +2501,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting determines whether offline files are synchronized in the background when it could result in extra charges on cell phone or broadband plans. -If you enable this setting, synchronization can occur in the background when the user's network is roaming, near, or over the plan's data limit. This may result in extra charges on cell phone or broadband plans. +If you enable this setting, synchronization can occur in the background when the user's network is roaming, near, or over the plan's data limit. This synchronization may result in extra charges on cell phone or broadband plans. -If this setting is disabled or not configured, synchronization will not run in the background on network folders when the user's network is roaming, near, or over the plan's data limit. The network folder must also be in "slow-link" mode, as specified by the "Configure slow-link mode" policy to avoid network usage. +If this setting is disabled or not configured, synchronization won't run in the background on network folders when the user's network is roaming, near, or over the plan's data limit. The network folder must also be in "slow-link" mode, as specified by the "Configure slow-link mode" policy to avoid network usage. @@ -2547,9 +2547,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting removes the "Work offline" command from Explorer, preventing users from manually changing whether Offline Files is in online mode or offline mode. -If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is not displayed in File Explorer. +If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command isn't displayed in File Explorer. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer. @@ -2593,9 +2593,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting removes the "Work offline" command from Explorer, preventing users from manually changing whether Offline Files is in online mode or offline mode. -If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is not displayed in File Explorer. +If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command isn't displayed in File Explorer. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-peertopeercaching.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-peertopeercaching.md index 3ca3837ece..d6a2ec5b2f 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-peertopeercaching.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-peertopeercaching.md @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ manager: dansimp -This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache is enabled on client computers to which this policy is applied. In addition to this policy setting, you must specify whether the client computers are hosted cache mode or distributed cache mode clients. To do so, configure one of the following the policy settings: +This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache is enabled on client computers to which this policy is applied. In addition to this policy setting, you must specify whether the client computers are hosted cache mode or distributed cache mode clients. To do so, configure one of the following policy settings: - Set BranchCache Distributed Cache mode - Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode @@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache is enabled on client computers Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. -- Enabled. With this selection, BranchCache is turned on for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. +- Enabled: With this selection, BranchCache is turned on for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. > [!NOTE] > This policy setting is supported on computers that are running Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions with Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 4.0 installed. @@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ In distributed cache mode, client computers download content from BranchCache-en Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. -- Enabled. With this selection, BranchCache distributed cache mode is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache distributed cache mode is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache distributed cache mode is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. +- Enabled: With this selection, BranchCache distributed cache mode is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache distributed cache mode is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache distributed cache mode is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. > [!NOTE] > This policy setting is supported on computers that are running Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions with Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 4.0 installed. @@ -197,15 +197,15 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache hosted cache mode is enabled on client computers to which this policy is applied. In addition to this policy, you must use the policy "Turn on BranchCache" to enable BranchCache on client computers. -When a client computer is configured as a hosted cache mode client, it is able to download cached content from a hosted cache server that is located at the branch office. In addition, when the hosted cache client obtains content from a content server, the client can upload the content to the hosted cache server for access by other hosted cache clients at the branch office. +When a client computer is configured as a hosted cache mode client, it's able to download cached content from a hosted cache server that is located at the branch office. In addition, when the hosted cache client obtains content from a content server, the client can upload the content to the hosted cache server for access by other hosted cache clients at the branch office. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. -- Enabled. With this selection, BranchCache hosted cache mode is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache hosted cache mode is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache hosted cache mode is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to enable BranchCache on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the enabled setting that you use on individual client computers where you want to enable BranchCache. +- Enabled: With this selection, BranchCache hosted cache mode is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy is enabled in domain Group Policy, BranchCache hosted cache mode is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache hosted cache mode is turned off for all client computers where the policy is applied. In circumstances where this setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: @@ -258,27 +258,27 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting specifies whether client computers should attempt the automatic configuration of hosted cache mode by searching for hosted cache servers publishing service connection points that are associated with the client's current Active Directory site. If you enable this policy setting, client computers to which the policy setting is applied search for hosted cache servers using Active Directory, and will prefer both these servers and hosted cache mode rather than manual BranchCache configuration or BranchCache configuration by other group policies. -If you enable this policy setting in addition to the "Turn on BranchCache" policy setting, BranchCache clients attempt to discover hosted cache servers in the local branch office. If client computers detect hosted cache servers, hosted cache mode is turned on. If they do not detect hosted cache servers, hosted cache mode is not turned on, and the client uses any other configuration that is specified manually or by Group Policy. +If you enable this policy setting in addition to the "Turn on BranchCache" policy setting, BranchCache clients attempt to discover hosted cache servers in the local branch office. If client computers detect hosted cache servers, hosted cache mode is turned on. If they don't detect hosted cache servers, hosted cache mode isn't turned on, and the client uses any other configuration that is specified manually or by Group Policy. -When this policy setting is applied, the client computer performs or does not perform automatic hosted cache server discovery under the following circumstances: +When this policy setting is applied, the client computer performs or doesn't perform automatically hosted cache server discovery under the following circumstances: -If no other BranchCache mode-based policy settings are applied, the client computer performs automatic hosted cache server discovery. If one or more hosted cache servers is found, the client computer self-configures for hosted cache mode. +If no other BranchCache mode-based policy settings are applied, the client computer performs automatically hosted cache server discovery. If one or more hosted cache servers is found, the client computer self-configures for hosted cache mode. -If the policy setting "Set BranchCache Distributed Cache Mode" is applied in addition to this policy, the client computer performs automatic hosted cache server discovery. If one or more hosted cache servers are found, the client computer self-configures for hosted cache mode only. +If the policy setting "Set BranchCache Distributed Cache Mode" is applied in addition to this policy, the client computer performs automatically hosted cache server discovery. If one or more hosted cache servers are found, the client computer self-configures for hosted cache mode only. -If the policy setting "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode" is applied, the client computer does not perform automatic hosted cache discovery. This is also true in cases where the policy setting "Configure Hosted Cache Servers" is applied. +If the policy setting "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode" is applied, the client computer doesn't perform automatically hosted cache discovery. This restriction is also true in cases where the policy setting "Configure Hosted Cache Servers" is applied. This policy setting can only be applied to client computers that are running at least Windows 8. This policy has no effect on computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Vista. -If you disable, or do not configure this setting, a client will not attempt to discover hosted cache servers by service connection point. +If you disable, or don't configure this setting, a client won't attempt to discover hosted cache servers by service connection point. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy setting, and client computers do not perform hosted cache server discovery. -- Enabled. With this selection, the policy setting is applied to client computers, which perform automatic hosted cache server discovery and which are configured as hosted cache mode clients. -- Disabled. With this selection, this policy is not applied to client computers. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy setting, and client computers don't perform hosted cache server discovery. +- Enabled: With this selection, the policy setting is applied to client computers, which perform automatically hosted cache server discovery and which are configured as hosted cache mode clients. +- Disabled: With this selection, this policy isn't applied to client computers. @@ -324,17 +324,17 @@ This policy setting specifies whether client computers are configured to use hos If you enable this policy setting and specify valid computer names of hosted cache servers, hosted cache mode is enabled for all client computers to which the policy setting is applied. For this policy setting to take effect, you must also enable the "Turn on BranchCache" policy setting. -This policy setting can only be applied to client computers that are running at least Windows 8. This policy has no effect on computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Client computers to which this policy setting is applied, in addition to the "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode" policy setting, use the hosted cache servers that are specified in this policy setting and do not use the hosted cache server that is configured in the policy setting "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode." +This policy setting can only be applied to client computers that are running at least Windows 8. This policy has no effect on computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Client computers to which this policy setting is applied, in addition to the "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode" policy setting, use the hosted cache servers that are specified in this policy setting and don't use the hosted cache server that is configured in the policy setting "Set BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode." -If you do not configure this policy setting, or if you disable this policy setting, client computers that are configured with hosted cache mode still function correctly. +If you don't configure this policy setting, or if you disable this policy setting, client computers that are configured with hosted cache mode still function correctly. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy setting. -- Enabled. With this selection, the policy setting is applied to client computers, which are configured as hosted cache mode clients that use the hosted cache servers that you specify in "Hosted cache servers." -- Disabled. With this selection, this policy is not applied to client computers. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy setting. +- Enabled: With this selection, the policy setting is applied to client computers, which are configured as hosted cache mode clients that use the hosted cache servers that you specify in "Hosted cache servers." +- Disabled: With this selection, this policy isn't applied to client computers. In circumstances where this setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: @@ -380,15 +380,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting is used only when you have deployed one or more BranchCache-enabled file servers at your main office. This policy setting specifies when client computers in branch offices start caching content from file servers based on the network latency - or delay - that occurs when the clients download content from the main office over a Wide Area Network (WAN) link. When you configure a value for this setting, which is the maximum round trip network latency allowed before caching begins, clients do not cache content until the network latency reaches the specified value; when network latency is greater than the value, clients begin caching content after they receive it from the file servers. +This policy setting is used only when you've deployed one or more BranchCache-enabled file servers at your main office. This policy setting specifies when client computers in branch offices start caching content from file servers based on the network latency - or delay - that occurs when the clients download content from the main office over a Wide Area Network (WAN) link. When you configure a value for this setting, which is the maximum round trip network latency allowed before caching begins, clients don't cache content until the network latency reaches the specified value; when network latency is greater than the value, clients begin caching content after they receive it from the file servers. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache latency settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to configure a BranchCache latency setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache latency settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the latency setting that you use on individual client computers. -- Enabled. With this selection, the BranchCache maximum round trip latency setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if Configure BranchCache for network files is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache latency setting that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default latency setting of 80 milliseconds. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache latency settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to configure a BranchCache latency setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache latency settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the latency setting that you use on individual client computers. +- Enabled: With this selection, the BranchCache maximum round trip latency setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if Configure BranchCache for network files is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache latency setting that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default latency setting of 80 milliseconds. In circumstances where this policy setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: @@ -438,15 +438,15 @@ This policy setting specifies the default percentage of total disk space that is If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the percentage of total disk space to allocate for the cache. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the cache is set to 5 percent of the total disk space on the client computer. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the cache is set to 5 percent of the total disk space on the client computer. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache client computer cache settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to configure a BranchCache client computer cache setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache client computer cache settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the client computer cache setting that you use on individual client computers. -- Enabled. With this selection, the BranchCache client computer cache setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if Set percentage of disk space used for client computer cache is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache client computer cache setting that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default client computer cache setting of five percent of the total disk space on the client computer. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache client computer cache settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to configure a BranchCache client computer cache setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache client computer cache settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the client computer cache setting that you use on individual client computers. +- Enabled: With this selection, the BranchCache client computer cache setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if Set percentage of disk space used for client computer cache is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache client computer cache setting that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default client computer cache setting of five percent of the total disk space on the client computer. In circumstances where this setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: @@ -499,15 +499,15 @@ This policy setting specifies the default age in days for which segments are val If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the age for segments in the data cache. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the age is set to 28 days. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the age is set to 28 days. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, BranchCache client computer cache age settings are not applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you do not want to configure a BranchCache client computer cache age setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache client computer cache age settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting is not configured, it will not over-write the client computer cache age setting that you use on individual client computers. -- Enabled. With this selection, the BranchCache client computer cache age setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy setting is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache client computer cache age that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. -- Disabled. With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default client computer cache age setting of 28 days on the client computer. +- Not Configured: With this selection, BranchCache client computer cache age settings aren't applied to client computers by this policy. In the circumstance where client computers are domain members but you don't want to configure a BranchCache client computer cache age setting on all client computers, you can specify Not Configured for this domain Group Policy setting, and then configure local computer policy to enable BranchCache client computer cache age settings on individual client computers. Because the domain Group Policy setting isn't configured, it won't over-write the client computer cache age setting that you use on individual client computers. +- Enabled: With this selection, the BranchCache client computer cache age setting is enabled for all client computers where the policy is applied. For example, if this policy setting is enabled in domain Group Policy, the BranchCache client computer cache age that you specify in the policy is turned on for all domain member client computers to which the policy is applied. +- Disabled: With this selection, BranchCache client computers use the default client computer cache age setting of 28 days on the client computer. In circumstances where this setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: @@ -553,19 +553,19 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache-capable client computers operate in a downgraded mode in order to maintain compatibility with previous versions of BranchCache. If client computers do not use the same BranchCache version, cache efficiency might be reduced because client computers that are using different versions of BranchCache might store cache data in incompatible formats. +This policy setting specifies whether BranchCache-capable client computers operate in a downgraded mode in order to maintain compatibility with previous versions of BranchCache. If client computers don't use the same BranchCache version, cache efficiency might be reduced because client computers that are using different versions of BranchCache might store cache data in incompatible formats. If you enable this policy setting, all clients use the version of BranchCache that you specify in "Select from the following versions." -If you do not configure this setting, all clients will use the version of BranchCache that matches their operating system. +If you don't configure this setting, all clients will use the version of BranchCache that matches their operating system. Policy configuration -Select one of the following: +Select one of the following options: -- Not Configured. With this selection, this policy setting is not applied to client computers, and the clients run the version of BranchCache that is included with their operating system. -- Enabled. With this selection, this policy setting is applied to client computers based on the value of the option setting "Select from the following versions" that you specify. -- Disabled. With this selection, this policy setting is not applied to client computers, and the clients run the version of BranchCache that is included with their operating system. +- Not Configured: With this selection, this policy setting isn't applied to client computers, and the clients run the version of BranchCache that is included with their operating system. +- Enabled: With this selection, this policy setting is applied to client computers based on the value of the option setting "Select from the following versions" that you specify. +- Disabled: With this selection, this policy setting isn't applied to client computers, and the clients run the version of BranchCache that is included with their operating system. In circumstances where this setting is enabled, you can also select and configure the following option: diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-performancediagnostics.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-performancediagnostics.md index 131f8068f9..639a44a171 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-performancediagnostics.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-performancediagnostics.md @@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ This policy setting determines the execution level for Windows Boot Performance If you enable this policy setting, you must select an execution level from the dropdown menu. If you select problem detection and troubleshooting only, the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) will detect Windows Boot Performance problems and attempt to determine their root causes. These root causes will be logged to the event log when detected, but no corrective action will be taken. If you select detection, troubleshooting and resolution, the DPS will detect Windows Boot Performance problems and indicate to the user that assisted resolution is available. -If you disable this policy setting, Windows will not be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Boot Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. +If you disable this policy setting, Windows won't be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Boot Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Boot Performance for resolution by default. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Boot Performance for resolution by default. -This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. +This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy isn't configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. -This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios will not be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. +This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios won't be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. @@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ Determines the execution level for Windows Standby/Resume Performance Diagnostic If you enable this policy setting, you must select an execution level from the dropdown menu. If you select problem detection and troubleshooting only, the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) will detect Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems and attempt to determine their root causes. These root causes will be logged to the event log when detected, but no corrective action will be taken. If you select detection, troubleshooting and resolution, the DPS will detect Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems and indicate to the user that assisted resolution is available. -If you disable this policy setting, Windows will not be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. +If you disable this policy setting, Windows won't be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Standby/Resume Performance for resolution by default. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Standby/Resume Performance for resolution by default. -This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. +This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy isn't configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. -This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios will not be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. +This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios won't be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. @@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ This policy setting determines the execution level for Windows Shutdown Performa If you enable this policy setting, you must select an execution level from the dropdown menu. If you select problem detection and troubleshooting only, the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) will detect Windows Shutdown Performance problems and attempt to determine their root causes. These root causes will be logged to the event log when detected, but no corrective action will be taken. If you select detection, troubleshooting and resolution, the DPS will detect Windows Shutdown Performance problems and indicate to the user that assisted resolution is available. -If you disable this policy setting, Windows will not be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Shutdown Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. +If you disable this policy setting, Windows won't be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Shutdown Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Shutdown Performance for resolution by default. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Shutdown Performance for resolution by default. -This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. +This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy isn't configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. -This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios will not be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. +This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios won't be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. @@ -235,15 +235,15 @@ Determines the execution level for Windows Standby/Resume Performance Diagnostic If you enable this policy setting, you must select an execution level from the dropdown menu. If you select problem detection and troubleshooting only, the Diagnostic Policy Service (DPS) will detect Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems and attempt to determine their root causes. These root causes will be logged to the event log when detected, but no corrective action will be taken. If you select detection, troubleshooting and resolution, the DPS will detect Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems and indicate to the user that assisted resolution is available. -If you disable this policy setting, Windows will not be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. +If you disable this policy setting, Windows won't be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Standby/Resume Performance problems that are handled by the DPS. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Standby/Resume Performance for resolution by default. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Standby/Resume Performance for resolution by default. -This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. +This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy isn't configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. -This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios will not be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. +This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios won't be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-powershellexecutionpolicy.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-powershellexecutionpolicy.md index f464f39c32..0f0b567c4d 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-powershellexecutionpolicy.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-powershellexecutionpolicy.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This policy setting allows you to turn on logging for Windows PowerShell modules If you enable this policy setting, pipeline execution events for members of the specified modules are recorded in the Windows PowerShell log in Event Viewer. Enabling this policy setting for a module is equivalent to setting the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of the module to True. -If you disable this policy setting, logging of execution events is disabled for all Windows PowerShell modules. Disabling this policy setting for a module is equivalent to setting the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of the module to False. If this policy setting is not configured, the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of a module or snap-in determines whether the execution events of a module or snap-in are logged. By default, the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of all modules and snap-ins is set to False. +If you disable this policy setting, logging of execution events is disabled for all Windows PowerShell modules. Disabling this policy setting for a module is equivalent to setting the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of the module to False. If this policy setting isn't configured, the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of a module or snap-in determines whether the execution events of a module or snap-in are logged. By default, the LogPipelineExecutionDetails property of all modules and snap-ins is set to False. To add modules and snap-ins to the policy setting list, click Show, and then type the module names in the list. The modules and snap-ins in the list must be installed on the computer. @@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting lets you configure the script execution policy, controlling which scripts are allowed to run. -If you enable this policy setting, the scripts selected in the drop-down list are allowed to run. The "Allow only signed scripts" policy setting allows scripts to execute only if they are signed by a trusted publisher. +If you enable this policy setting, the scripts selected in the drop-down list are allowed to run. The "Allow only signed scripts" policy setting allows scripts to execute only if they're signed by a trusted publisher. The "Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts" policy setting allows any local scripts to run; scripts that originate from the Internet must be signed by a trusted publisher. The "Allow all scripts" policy setting allows all scripts to run. If you disable this policy setting, no scripts are allowed to run. > [!NOTE] -> This policy setting exists under both "Computer Configuration" and "User Configuration" in the Local Group Policy Editor. The "Computer Configuration" has precedence over "User Configuration." If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, it reverts to a per-machine preference setting; the default if that is not configured is "No scripts allowed." +> This policy setting exists under both "Computer Configuration" and "User Configuration" in the Local Group Policy Editor. The "Computer Configuration" has precedence over "User Configuration." If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, it reverts to a per-machine preference setting; the default if that isn't configured is "No scripts allowed." @@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting lets you capture the input and output of Windows PowerShell commands into text-based transcripts. -If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will enable transcripting for Windows PowerShell, the Windows PowerShell ISE, and any other applications that leverage the Windows PowerShell engine. By default, Windows PowerShell will record transcript output to each users' My Documents directory, with a file name that includes 'PowerShell_transcript', along with the computer name and time started. Enabling this policy is equivalent to calling the Start-Transcript cmdlet on each Windows PowerShell session. +If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will enable transcription for Windows PowerShell, the Windows PowerShell ISE, and any other applications that use the Windows PowerShell engine. By default, Windows PowerShell will record transcript output to each users' My Documents directory, with a file name that includes 'PowerShell_transcript', along with the computer name and time started. Enabling this policy is equivalent to calling the Start-Transcript cmdlet on each Windows PowerShell session. -If you disable this policy setting, transcripting of PowerShell-based applications is disabled by default, although transcripting can still be enabled through the Start-Transcript cmdlet. +If you disable this policy setting, transcription of PowerShell-based applications is disabled by default, although transcription can still be enabled through the Start-Transcript cmdlet. If you use the OutputDirectory setting to enable transcript logging to a shared location, be sure to limit access to that directory to prevent users from viewing the transcripts of other users or computers. @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ This policy setting allows you to set the default value of the SourcePath parame If you enable this policy setting, the Update-Help cmdlet will use the specified value as the default value for the SourcePath parameter. This default value can be overridden by specifying a different value with the SourcePath parameter on the Update-Help cmdlet. -If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, this policy setting does not set a default value for the SourcePath parameter of the Update-Help cmdlet. +If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, this policy setting doesn't set a default value for the SourcePath parameter of the Update-Help cmdlet. > [!NOTE] > This policy setting exists under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration in the Group Policy Editor. The Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence over the User Configuration policy setting. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing.md index 5e99e594d1..0ea4840878 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing.md @@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ Internet printing lets you display printers on Web pages so that printers can be If you enable this policy setting, Internet printing is activated on this server. -If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, Internet printing is not activated. +If you disable this policy setting or don't configure it, Internet printing isn't activated. Internet printing is an extension of Internet Information Services (IIS). To use Internet printing, IIS must be installed, and printing support and this setting must be enabled. > [!NOTE] -> This setting affects the server side of Internet printing only. It does not prevent the print client on the computer from printing across the Internet. +> This setting affects the server side of Internet printing only. It doesn't prevent the print client on the computer from printing across the Internet. Also, see the "Custom support URL in the Printers folder's left pane" setting in this folder and the "Browse a common Web site to find printers" setting in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers. @@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ ADMX Info: Determines if print driver components are isolated from applications instead of normally loading them into applications. Isolating print drivers greatly reduces the risk of a print driver failure causing an application crash. -Not all applications support driver isolation. By default, Microsoft Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Word 2007, Word 2010 and certain other applications are configured to support it. Other applications may also be capable of isolating print drivers, depending on whether they are configured for it. +Not all applications support driver isolation. By default, Microsoft Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Word 2007, Word 2010 and certain other applications are configured to support it. Other applications may also be capable of isolating print drivers, depending on whether they're configured for it. -If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, then applications that are configured to support driver isolation will be isolated. +If you enable or don't configure this policy setting, then applications that are configured to support driver isolation will be isolated. If you disable this policy setting, then print drivers will be loaded within all associated application processes. > [!NOTE] > - This policy setting applies only to applications opted into isolation. -> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by applications. Print drivers loaded by the print spooler are not affected. +> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by applications. Print drivers loaded by the print spooler aren't affected. > - This policy setting is only checked once during the lifetime of a process. After changing the policy, a running application must be relaunched before settings take effect. @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ By default, the Printers folder includes a link to the Microsoft Support Web pag If you enable this policy setting, you replace the "Get help with printing" default link with a link to a Web page customized for your enterprise. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, or if you do not enter an alternate Internet address, the default link will appear in the Printers folder. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, or if you don't enter an alternate Internet address, the default link will appear in the Printers folder. > [!NOTE] > Web pages links only appear in the Printers folder when Web view is enabled. If Web view is disabled, the setting has no effect. (To enable Web view, open the Printers folder, and, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the General tab, and then click "Enable Web content in folders.") @@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ This policy setting allows you to manage where client computers search for Point If you enable this policy setting, the client computer will continue to search for compatible Point and Print drivers from Windows Update after it fails to find the compatible driver from the local driver store and the server driver cache. -If you disable this policy setting, the client computer will only search the local driver store and server driver cache for compatible Point and Print drivers. If it is unable to find a compatible driver, then the Point and Print connection will fail. +If you disable this policy setting, the client computer will only search the local driver store and server driver cache for compatible Point and Print drivers. If it's unable to find a compatible driver, then the Point and Print connection will fail. -This policy setting is not configured by default, and the behavior depends on the version of Windows that you are using. +This policy setting isn't configured by default, and the behavior depends on the version of Windows that you're using. @@ -344,11 +344,11 @@ ADMX Info: -If you enable this policy setting, it sets the maximum number of printers (of each type) that the Add Printer wizard will display on a computer on a managed network (when the computer is able to reach a domain controller, e.g. a domain-joined laptop on a corporate network.) +If you enable this policy setting, it sets the maximum number of printers (of each type) that the Add Printer wizard will display on a computer on a managed network (when the computer is able to reach a domain controller, for example, a domain-joined laptop on a corporate network.) -If this policy setting is disabled, the network scan page will not be displayed. +If this policy setting is disabled, the network scan page won't be displayed. -If this policy setting is not configured, the Add Printer wizard will display the default number of printers of each type: +If this policy setting isn't configured, the Add Printer wizard will display the default number of printers of each type: - Directory printers: 20 - TCP/IP printers: 0 @@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ In order to view available Web Services printers on your network, ensure that ne If you would like to not display printers of a certain type, enable this policy and set the number of printers to display to 0. -In Windows 10 and later, only TCP/IP printers can be shown in the wizard. If you enable this policy setting, only TCP/IP printer limits are applicable. On Windows 10 only, if you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default limit is applied. +In Windows 10 and later, only TCP/IP printers can be shown in the wizard. If you enable this policy setting, only TCP/IP printer limits are applicable. On Windows 10 only, if you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default limit is applied. -In Windows 8 and later, Bluetooth printers are not shown so its limit does not apply to those versions of Windows. +In Windows 8 and later, Bluetooth printers aren't shown so its limit doesn't apply to those versions of Windows. @@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ ADMX Info: Allows users to use the Add Printer Wizard to search the network for shared printers. -If you enable this setting or do not configure it, when users choose to add a network printer by selecting the "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer" radio button on Add Printer Wizard's page 2, and also check the "Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next)" radio button on Add Printer Wizard's page 3, and do not specify a printer name in the adjacent "Name" edit box, then Add Printer Wizard displays the list of shared printers on the network and invites to choose a printer from the shown list. +If you enable this setting or don't configure it, when users choose to add a network printer by selecting the "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer" radio button on Add Printer Wizard's page 2, and also check the "Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next)" radio button on Add Printer Wizard's page 3, and don't specify a printer name in the adjacent "Name" edit box, then Add Printer Wizard displays the list of shared printers on the network and invites to choose a printer from the shown list. -If you disable this setting, the network printer browse page is removed from within the Add Printer Wizard, and users cannot search the network but must type a printer name. +If you disable this setting, the network printer browse page is removed from within the Add Printer Wizard, and users can't search the network but must type a printer name. > [!NOTE] -> This setting affects the Add Printer Wizard only. It does not prevent users from using other programs to search for shared printers or to connect to network printers. +> This setting affects the Add Printer Wizard only. It doesn't prevent users from using other programs to search for shared printers or to connect to network printers. @@ -453,22 +453,22 @@ ADMX Info: -When printing through a print server, determines whether the print spooler on the client will process print jobs itself, or pass them on to the server to do the work. +When printing is being done through a print server, determines whether the print spooler on the client will process print jobs itself, or pass them on to the server to do the work. -This policy setting only effects printing to a Windows print server. +This policy setting only affects printing to a Windows print server. -If you enable this policy setting on a client machine, the client spooler will not process print jobs before sending them to the print server. This decreases the workload on the client at the expense of increasing the load on the server. +If you enable this policy setting on a client machine, the client spooler won't process print jobs before sending them to the print server, thereby decreasing the workload on the client at the expense of increasing the load on the server. -If you disable this policy setting on a client machine, the client itself will process print jobs into printer device commands. These commands will then be sent to the print server, and the server will simply pass the commands to the printer. This increases the workload of the client while decreasing the load on the server. +If you disable this policy setting on a client machine, the client itself will process print jobs into printer device commands. These commands will then be sent to the print server, and the server will pass the commands to the printer. This process increases the workload of the client while decreasing the load on the server. -If you do not enable this policy setting, the behavior is the same as disabling it. +If you don't enable this policy setting, the behavior is the same as disabling it. > [!NOTE] -> This policy does not determine whether offline printing will be available to the client. The client print spooler can always queue print jobs when not connected to the print server. Upon reconnecting to the server, the client will submit any pending print jobs. +> This policy doesn't determine whether offline printing will be available to the client. The client print spooler can always queue print jobs when not connected to the print server. Upon reconnecting to the server, the client will submit any pending print jobs. > -> Some printer drivers require a custom print processor. In some cases the custom print processor may not be installed on the client machine, such as when the print server does not support transferring print processors during point-and-print. In the case of a print processor mismatch, the client spooler will always send jobs to the print server for rendering. Disabling the above policy setting does not override this behavior. +> Some printer drivers require a custom print processor. In some cases the custom print processor may not be installed on the client machine, such as when the print server doesn't support transferring print processors during point-and-print. In the case of a print processor mismatch, the client spooler will always send jobs to the print server for rendering. Disabling the above policy setting doesn't override this behavior. > -> In cases where the client print driver does not match the server print driver (mismatched connection), the client will always process the print job, regardless of the setting of this policy. +> In cases where the client print driver doesn't match the server print driver (mismatched connection), the client will always process the print job, regardless of the setting of this policy. @@ -604,15 +604,15 @@ ADMX Info: -Determines whether printers using kernel-mode drivers may be installed on the local computer. Kernel-mode drivers have access to system-wide memory, and therefore poorly-written kernel-mode drivers can cause stop errors. +Determines whether printers using kernel-mode drivers may be installed on the local computer. Kernel-mode drivers have access to system-wide memory, and therefore poorly written kernel-mode drivers can cause stop errors. -If you do not configure this setting on Windows Server 2003 family products, the installation of kernel-mode printer drivers will be blocked. +If you don't configure this setting on Windows Server 2003 family products, the installation of kernel-mode printer drivers will be blocked. -If you enable this setting, installation of a printer using a kernel-mode driver will not be allowed. +If you enable this setting, installation of a printer using a kernel-mode driver won't be allowed. > [!NOTE] -> This policy does not apply to 64-bit kernel-mode printer drivers as they cannot be installed and associated with a print queue. +> This policy doesn't apply to 64-bit kernel-mode printer drivers as they can't be installed and associated with a print queue. @@ -656,11 +656,11 @@ ADMX Info: This preference allows you to change default printer management. -If you enable this setting, Windows will not manage the default printer. +If you enable this setting, Windows won't manage the default printer. If you disable this setting, Windows will manage the default printer. -If you do not configure this setting, default printer management will not change. +If you don't configure this setting, default printer management won't change. @@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) generates OpenXPS (*.oxps) files by default If you enable this group policy setting, the default MXDW output format is the legacy Microsoft XPS (*.xps). -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default MXDW output format is OpenXPS (*.oxps). +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default MXDW output format is OpenXPS (*.oxps). @@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ If this policy setting is enabled, it prevents users from deleting local and net If a user tries to delete a printer, such as by using the Delete option in Printers in Control Panel, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action. -This setting does not prevent users from running other programs to delete a printer. +This setting doesn't prevent users from running other programs to delete a printer. If this policy is disabled, or not configured, users can delete printers using the methods described above. @@ -796,11 +796,11 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy sets the maximum number of printers (of each type) that the Add Printer wizard will display on a computer on an unmanaged network (when the computer is not able to reach a domain controller, e.g. a domain-joined laptop on a home network.) +This policy sets the maximum number of printers (of each type) that the Add Printer wizard will display on a computer on an unmanaged network (when the computer isn't able to reach a domain controller, for example, a domain-joined laptop on a home network.) -If this setting is disabled, the network scan page will not be displayed. +If this setting is disabled, the network scan page won't be displayed. -If this setting is not configured, the Add Printer wizard will display the default number of printers of each type: +If this setting isn't configured, the Add Printer wizard will display the default number of printers of each type: - TCP/IP printers: 50 - Web Services printers: 50 @@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ If this setting is not configured, the Add Printer wizard will display the defau If you would like to not display printers of a certain type, enable this policy and set the number of printers to display to 0. -In Windows 10 and later, only TCP/IP printers can be shown in the wizard. If you enable this policy setting, only TCP/IP printer limits are applicable. On Windows 10 only, if you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default limit is applied. +In Windows 10 and later, only TCP/IP printers can be shown in the wizard. If you enable this policy setting, only TCP/IP printer limits are applicable. On Windows 10 only, if you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default limit is applied. -In Windows 8 and later, Bluetooth printers are not shown so its limit does not apply to those versions of Windows. +In Windows 8 and later, Bluetooth printers aren't shown so its limit doesn't apply to those versions of Windows. @@ -855,9 +855,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy restricts clients computers to use package point and print only. -If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to point and print to printers that use package-aware drivers. When using package point and print, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. +If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to point and print to printers that use package-aware drivers. When package point and print are being used, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. -If this setting is disabled, or not configured, users will not be restricted to package-aware point and print only. +If this setting is disabled, or not configured, users won't be restricted to package-aware point and print only. @@ -901,9 +901,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy restricts clients computers to use package point and print only. -If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to point and print to printers that use package-aware drivers. When using package point and print, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. +If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to point and print to printers that use package-aware drivers. When package point and print are being used, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. -If this setting is disabled, or not configured, users will not be restricted to package-aware point and print only. +If this setting is disabled, or not configured, users won't be restricted to package-aware point and print only. @@ -947,13 +947,13 @@ ADMX Info: Restricts package point and print to approved servers. -This policy setting restricts package point and print connections to approved servers. This setting only applies to Package Point and Print connections, and is completely independent from the "Point and Print Restrictions" policy that governs the behavior of non-package point and print connections. +This policy setting restricts package point and print connections to approved servers. This setting only applies to Package Point and Print connections, and is independent from the "Point and Print Restrictions" policy that governs the behavior of non-package point and print connections. Windows Vista and later clients will attempt to make a non-package point and print connection anytime a package point and print connection fails, including attempts that are blocked by this policy. Administrators may need to set both policies to block all print connections to a specific print server. -If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to package point and print to print servers approved by the network administrator. When using package point and print, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. +If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to package point and print to print servers approved by the network administrator. When package point and print are being used, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. -If this setting is disabled, or not configured, package point and print will not be restricted to specific print servers. +If this setting is disabled, or not configured, package point and print won't be restricted to specific print servers. @@ -997,13 +997,13 @@ ADMX Info: Restricts package point and print to approved servers. -This policy setting restricts package point and print connections to approved servers. This setting only applies to Package Point and Print connections, and is completely independent from the "Point and Print Restrictions" policy that governs the behavior of non-package point and print connections. +This policy setting restricts package point and print connections to approved servers. This setting only applies to Package Point and Print connections, and is independent from the "Point and Print Restrictions" policy that governs the behavior of non-package point and print connections. Windows Vista and later clients will attempt to make a non-package point and print connection anytime a package point and print connection fails, including attempts that are blocked by this policy. Administrators may need to set both policies to block all print connections to a specific print server. -If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to package point and print to print servers approved by the network administrator. When using package point and print, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. +If this setting is enabled, users will only be able to package point and print to print servers approved by the network administrator. When package point and print are being used, client computers will check the driver signature of all drivers that are downloaded from print servers. -If this setting is disabled, or not configured, package point and print will not be restricted to specific print servers. +If this setting is disabled, or not configured, package point and print won't be restricted to specific print servers. @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ When Location Tracking is enabled, the system uses the specified location as a c Type the location of the user's computer. When users search for printers, the system uses the specified location (and other search criteria) to find a printer nearby. You can also use this setting to direct users to a particular printer or group of printers that you want them to use. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, and the user does not type a location as a search criterion, the system searches for a nearby printer based on the IP address and subnet mask of the user's computer. +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, and the user doesn't type a location as a search criterion, the system searches for a nearby printer based on the IP address and subnet mask of the user's computer. @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ Use Location Tracking to design a location scheme for your enterprise and assign If you enable this setting, users can browse for printers by location without knowing the printer's location or location naming scheme. Enabling Location Tracking adds a Browse button in the Add Printer wizard's Printer Name and Sharing Location screen and to the General tab in the Printer Properties dialog box. If you enable the Group Policy Computer location setting, the default location you entered appears in the Location field by default. -If you disable this setting or do not configure it, Location Tracking is disabled. Printer proximity is estimated using the standard method (that is, based on IP address and subnet mask). +If you disable this setting or don't configure it, Location Tracking is disabled. Printer proximity is estimated using the standard method (that is, based on IP address and subnet mask). @@ -1143,15 +1143,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether the print spooler will execute print drivers in an isolated or separate process. When print drivers are loaded in an isolated process (or isolated processes), a print driver failure will not cause the print spooler service to fail. +This policy setting determines whether the print spooler will execute print drivers in an isolated or separate process. When print drivers are loaded in an isolated process (or isolated processes), a print driver failure won't cause the print spooler service to fail. -If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the print spooler will execute print drivers in an isolated process by default. +If you enable or don't configure this policy setting, the print spooler will execute print drivers in an isolated process by default. If you disable this policy setting, the print spooler will execute print drivers in the print spooler process. > [!NOTE] > - Other system or driver policy settings may alter the process in which a print driver is executed. -> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by the print spooler. Print drivers loaded by applications are not affected. +> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by the print spooler. Print drivers loaded by applications aren't affected. > - This policy setting takes effect without restarting the print spooler service. @@ -1194,15 +1194,15 @@ ADMX Info: -This policy setting determines whether the print spooler will override the Driver Isolation compatibility reported by the print driver. This enables executing print drivers in an isolated process, even if the driver does not report compatibility. +This policy setting determines whether the print spooler will override the Driver Isolation compatibility reported by the print driver. This policy setting enables executing print drivers in an isolated process, even if the driver doesn't report compatibility. -If you enable this policy setting, the print spooler isolates all print drivers that do not explicitly opt out of Driver Isolation. +If you enable this policy setting, the print spooler isolates all print drivers that don't explicitly opt out of Driver Isolation. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the print spooler uses the Driver Isolation compatibility flag value reported by the print driver. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the print spooler uses the Driver Isolation compatibility flag value reported by the print driver. > [!NOTE] > - Other system or driver policy settings may alter the process in which a print driver is executed. -> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by the print spooler. Print drivers loaded by applications are not affected. +> - This policy setting applies only to print drivers loaded by the print spooler. Print drivers loaded by applications aren't affected. > - This policy setting takes effect without restarting the print spooler service. @@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ The Add Printer Wizard gives users the option of searching Active Directory for If you enable this policy setting, these searches begin at the location you specify in the "Default Active Directory path" box. Otherwise, searches begin at the root of Active Directory. -This setting only provides a starting point for Active Directory searches for printers. It does not restrict user searches through Active Directory. +This setting only provides a starting point for Active Directory searches for printers. It doesn't restrict user searches through Active Directory. @@ -1295,13 +1295,13 @@ ADMX Info: Announces the presence of shared printers to print browse main servers for the domain. -On domains with Active Directory, shared printer resources are available in Active Directory and are not announced. +On domains with Active Directory, shared printer resources are available in Active Directory and aren't announced. If you enable this setting, the print spooler announces shared printers to the print browse main servers. -If you disable this setting, shared printers are not announced to print browse main servers, even if Active Directory is not available. +If you disable this setting, shared printers aren't announced to print browse main servers, even if Active Directory isn't available. -If you do not configure this setting, shared printers are announced to browse main servers only when Active Directory is not available. +If you don't configure this setting, shared printers are announced to browse main servers only when Active Directory isn't available. > [!NOTE] > A client license is used each time a client computer announces a printer to a print browse master on the domain. @@ -1348,12 +1348,12 @@ ADMX Info: This policy controls whether the print job name will be included in print event logs. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the print job name will not be included. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the print job name won't be included. If you enable this policy setting, the print job name will be included in new log entries. > [!NOTE] -> This setting does not apply to Branch Office Direct Printing jobs. +> This setting doesn't apply to Branch Office Direct Printing jobs. @@ -1397,11 +1397,11 @@ ADMX Info: This policy determines if v4 printer drivers are allowed to run printer extensions. -V4 printer drivers may include an optional, customized user interface known as a printer extension. These extensions may provide access to more device features, but this may not be appropriate for all enterprises. +V4 printer drivers may include an optional, customized user interface known as a printer extension. These extensions may provide access to more device features, but these extensions may not be appropriate for all enterprises. -If you enable this policy setting, then all printer extensions will not be allowed to run. +If you enable this policy setting, then all printer extensions won't be allowed to run. -If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, then all printer extensions that have been installed will be allowed to run. +If you disable this policy setting or don't configure it, then all printer extensions that have been installed will be allowed to run. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing2.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing2.md index 5ba617c45b..87ff13e471 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing2.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-printing2.md @@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ manager: dansimp Determines whether the Add Printer Wizard automatically publishes the computer's shared printers in Active Directory. -If you enable this setting or do not configure it, the Add Printer Wizard automatically publishes all shared printers. +If you enable this setting or don't configure it, the Add Printer Wizard automatically publishes all shared printers. -If you disable this setting, the Add Printer Wizard does not automatically publish printers. However, you can publish shared printers manually. +If you disable this setting, the Add Printer Wizard doesn't automatically publish printers. However, you can publish shared printers manually. The default behavior is to automatically publish shared printers in Active Directory. @@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ ADMX Info: Determines whether the domain controller can prune (delete from Active Directory) the printers published by this computer. -By default, the pruning service on the domain controller prunes printer objects from Active Directory if the computer that published them does not respond to contact requests. When the computer that published the printers restarts, it republishes any deleted printer objects. +By default, the pruning service on the domain controller prunes printer objects from Active Directory if the computer that published them doesn't respond to contact requests. When the computer that published the printers restarts, it republishes any deleted printer objects. -If you enable this setting or do not configure it, the domain controller prunes this computer's printers when the computer does not respond. +If you enable this setting or don't configure it, the domain controller prunes this computer's printers when the computer doesn't respond. -If you disable this setting, the domain controller does not prune this computer's printers. This setting is designed to prevent printers from being pruned when the computer is temporarily disconnected from the network. +If you disable this setting, the domain controller doesn't prune this computer's printers. This setting is designed to prevent printers from being pruned when the computer is temporarily disconnected from the network. > [!NOTE] > You can use the "Directory Pruning Interval" and "Directory Pruning Retry" settings to adjust the contact interval and number of contact attempts. @@ -186,20 +186,20 @@ ADMX Info: -Determines whether the pruning service on a domain controller prunes printer objects that are not automatically republished whenever the host computer does not respond,just as it does with Windows 2000 printers. This setting applies to printers running operating systems other than Windows 2000 and to Windows 2000 printers published outside their forest. +Determines whether the pruning service on a domain controller prunes printer objects that aren't automatically republished whenever the host computer doesn't respond, just as it does with Windows 2000 printers. This setting applies to printers running operating systems other than Windows 2000 and to Windows 2000 printers published outside their forest. -The Windows pruning service prunes printer objects from Active Directory when the computer that published them does not respond to contact requests. Computers running Windows 2000 Professional detect and republish deleted printer objects when they rejoin the network. However, because non-Windows 2000 computers and computers in other domains cannot republish printers in Active Directory automatically, by default, the system never prunes their printer objects. +The Windows pruning service prunes printer objects from Active Directory when the computer that published them doesn't respond to contact requests. Computers running Windows 2000 Professional detect and republish deleted printer objects when they rejoin the network. However, because non-Windows 2000 computers and computers in other domains can't republish printers in Active Directory automatically, by default, the system never prunes their printer objects. You can enable this setting to change the default behavior. To use this setting, select one of the following options from the "Prune non-republishing printers" box: -- "Never" specifies that printer objects that are not automatically republished are never pruned. "Never" is the default. +- "Never" specifies that printer objects that aren't automatically republished are never pruned. "Never" is the default. -- "Only if Print Server is found" prunes printer objects that are not automatically republished only when the print server responds, but the printer is unavailable. +- "Only if Print Server is found" prunes printer objects that aren't automatically republished only when the print server responds, but the printer is unavailable. -- "Whenever printer is not found" prunes printer objects that are not automatically republished whenever the host computer does not respond, just as it does with Windows 2000 printers. +- "Whenever printer is not found" prunes printer objects that aren't automatically republished whenever the host computer doesn't respond, just as it does with Windows 2000 printers. > [!NOTE] -> This setting applies to printers published by using Active Directory Users and Computers or Pubprn.vbs. It does not apply to printers published by using Printers in Control Panel. +> This setting applies to printers published by using Active Directory Users and Computers or Pubprn.vbs. It doesn't apply to printers published by using Printers in Control Panel. > [!TIP] > If you disable automatic pruning, remember to delete printer objects manually whenever you remove a printer or print server. @@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ ADMX Info: Specifies how often the pruning service on a domain controller contacts computers to verify that their printers are operational. -The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers. If a computer does not respond to the contact message (optionally, after repeated attempts), the pruning service "prunes" (deletes from Active Directory) printer objects the computer has published. +The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers. If a computer doesn't respond to the contact message (optionally, after repeated attempts), the pruning service "prunes" (deletes from Active Directory) printer objects the computer has published. By default, the pruning service contacts computers every eight hours and allows two repeated contact attempts before deleting printers from Active Directory. If you enable this setting, you can change the interval between contact attempts. -If you do not configure or disable this setting the default values will be used. +If you don't configure or disable this setting, the default values will be used. > [!NOTE] > This setting is used only on domain controllers. @@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ ADMX Info: Sets the priority of the pruning thread. -The pruning thread, which runs only on domain controllers, deletes printer objects from Active Directory if the printer that published the object does not respond to contact attempts. This process keeps printer information in Active Directory current. +The pruning thread, which runs only on domain controllers, deletes printer objects from Active Directory if the printer that published the object doesn't respond to contact attempts. This process keeps printer information in Active Directory current. -The thread priority influences the order in which the thread receives processor time and determines how likely it is to be preempted by higher priority threads. +The thread priority influences the order in which the thread receives processor time and determines how likely it's to be preempted by higher priority threads. By default, the pruning thread runs at normal priority. However, you can adjust the priority to improve the performance of this service. @@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ ADMX Info: Specifies how many times the pruning service on a domain controller repeats its attempt to contact a computer before pruning the computer's printers. -The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers to verify that the printers are still available for use. If a computer does not respond to the contact message, the message is repeated for the specified number of times. If the computer still fails to respond, then the pruning service "prunes" (deletes from Active Directory) printer objects the computer has published. +The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers to verify that the printers are still available for use. If a computer doesn't respond to the contact message, the message is repeated for the specified number of times. If the computer still fails to respond, then the pruning service "prunes" (deletes from Active Directory) printer objects the computer has published. By default, the pruning service contacts computers every eight hours and allows two retries before deleting printers from Active Directory. You can use this setting to change the number of retries. If you enable this setting, you can change the interval between attempts. -If you do not configure or disable this setting, the default values are used. +If you don't configure or disable this setting, the default values are used. > [!NOTE] > This setting is used only on domain controllers. @@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ ADMX Info: Specifies whether or not to log events when the pruning service on a domain controller attempts to contact a computer before pruning the computer's printers. -The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers to verify that the printers are still available for use. If a computer does not respond to the contact attempt, the attempt is retried a specified number of times, at a specified interval. The "Directory pruning retry" setting determines the number of times the attempt is retried; the default value is two retries. The "Directory Pruning Interval" setting determines the time interval between retries; the default value is every eight hours. If the computer has not responded by the last contact attempt, its printers are pruned from the directory. +The pruning service periodically contacts computers that have published printers to verify that the printers are still available for use. If a computer doesn't respond to the contact attempt, the attempt is retried a specified number of times, at a specified interval. The "Directory pruning retry" setting determines the number of times the attempt is retried; the default value is two retries. The "Directory Pruning Interval" setting determines the time interval between retries; the default value is every eight hours. If the computer hasn't responded by the last contact attempt, its printers are pruned from the directory. If you enable this policy setting, the contact events are recorded in the event log. -If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the contact events are not recorded in the event log. +If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the contact events aren't recorded in the event log. -Note: This setting does not affect the logging of pruning events; the actual pruning of a printer is always logged. +Note: This setting doesn't affect the logging of pruning events; the actual pruning of a printer is always logged. > [!NOTE] > This setting is used only on domain controllers. @@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ ADMX Info: This policy controls whether the print spooler will accept client connections. -When the policy is not configured or enabled, the spooler will always accept client connections. +When the policy isn't configured or enabled, the spooler will always accept client connections. -When the policy is disabled, the spooler will not accept client connections nor allow users to share printers. All printers currently shared will continue to be shared. +When the policy is disabled, the spooler won't accept client connections nor allow users to share printers. All printers currently shared will continue to be shared. The spooler must be restarted for changes to this policy to take effect. @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Directs the system to periodically verify that the printers published by this co By default, the system only verifies published printers at startup. This setting allows for periodic verification while the computer is operating. -To enable this additional verification, enable this setting, and then select a verification interval. +To enable this extra verification, enable this setting, and then select a verification interval. To disable verification, disable this setting, or enable this setting and select "Never" for the verification interval. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-programs.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-programs.md index 08c035bce0..c1089d79fe 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-programs.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-programs.md @@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ manager: dansimp -This setting removes the Set Program Access and Defaults page from the Programs Control Panel. As a result, users cannot view or change the associated page. +This setting removes the Set Program Access and Defaults page from the Programs Control Panel. As a result, users can't view or change the associated page. The Set Program Access and Computer Defaults page allows administrators to specify default programs for certain activities, such as Web browsing or sending e-mail, as well as specify the programs that are accessible from the Start menu, desktop, and other locations. If this setting is disabled or not configured, the Set Program Access and Defaults button is available to all users. -This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to change program access or defaults. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other tools and methods to change program access or defaults. -This setting does not prevent the Default Programs icon from appearing on the Start menu. +This setting doesn't prevent the Default Programs icon from appearing on the Start menu. @@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ This setting prevents users from accessing the "Get Programs" page from the Prog Published programs are those programs that the system administrator has explicitly made available to the user with a tool such as Windows Installer. Typically, system administrators publish programs to notify users of their availability, to recommend their use, or to enable users to install them without having to search for installation files. -If this setting is enabled, users cannot view the programs that have been published by the system administrator, and they cannot use the "Get Programs" page to install published programs. Enabling this feature does not prevent users from installing programs by using other methods. Users will still be able to view and installed assigned (partially installed) programs that are offered on the desktop or on the Start menu. +If this setting is enabled, users can't view the programs that have been published by the system administrator, and they can't use the "Get Programs" page to install published programs. Enabling this feature doesn't prevent users from installing programs by using other methods. Users will still be able to view and installed assigned (partially installed) programs that are offered on the desktop or on the Start menu. -If this setting is disabled or is not configured, the "Install a program from the network" task to the "Get Programs" page will be available to all users. +If this setting is disabled or isn't configured, the "Install a program from the network" task to the "Get Programs" page will be available to all users. > [!NOTE] > If the "Hide Programs Control Panel" setting is enabled, this setting is ignored. @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ This setting prevents users from accessing "Installed Updates" page from the "Vi If this setting is disabled or not configured, the "View installed updates" task and the "Installed Updates" page will be available to all users. -This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs. @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ This setting prevents users from accessing "Programs and Features" to view, unin If this setting is disabled or not configured, "Programs and Features" will be available to all users. -This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to view or uninstall programs. It also does not prevent users from linking to related Programs Control Panel Features including Windows Features, Get Programs, or Windows Marketplace. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other tools and methods to view or uninstall programs. It also doesn't prevent users from linking to related Programs Control Panel Features including Windows Features, Get Programs, or Windows Marketplace. @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ If this setting is disabled or not configured, the Programs Control Panel in Cat When enabled, this setting takes precedence over the other settings in this folder. -This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs. @@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ ADMX Info: -This setting prevents users from accessing the "Turn Windows features on or off" task from the Programs Control Panel in Category View, Programs and Features in Classic View, and Get Programs. As a result, users cannot view, enable, or disable various Windows features and services. +This setting prevents users from accessing the "Turn Windows features on or off" task from the Programs Control Panel in Category View, Programs and Features in Classic View, and Get Programs. As a result, users can't view, enable, or disable various Windows features and services. -If this setting is disabled or is not configured, the "Turn Windows features on or off" task will be available to all users. +If this setting is disabled or isn't configured, the "Turn Windows features on or off" task will be available to all users. -This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to configure services or enable or disable program components. +This setting doesn't prevent users from using other tools and methods to configure services or enable or disable program components. @@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ This setting prevents users from access the "Get new programs from Windows Marke Windows Marketplace allows users to purchase and/or download various programs to their computer for installation. -Enabling this feature does not prevent users from navigating to Windows Marketplace using other methods. +Enabling this feature doesn't prevent users from navigating to Windows Marketplace using other methods. -If this feature is disabled or is not configured, the "Get new programs from Windows Marketplace" task link will be available to all users. +If this feature is disabled or isn't configured, the "Get new programs from Windows Marketplace" task link will be available to all users. > [!NOTE] > If the "Hide Programs control Panel" setting is enabled, this setting is ignored. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-radar.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-radar.md index a62022e062..80e2f293b0 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-radar.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-radar.md @@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ This policy determines the execution level for Windows Resource Exhaustion Detec These root causes will be logged to the event log when detected, but no corrective action will be taken. If you select detection, troubleshooting and resolution, the DPS will detect Windows Resource Exhaustion problems and indicate to the user that assisted resolution is available. -- If you disable this policy setting, Windows will not be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Resource Exhaustion problems that are handled by the DPS. +- If you disable this policy setting, Windows won't be able to detect, troubleshoot or resolve any Windows Resource Exhaustion problems that are handled by the DPS. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Resource Exhaustion for resolution by default. -This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy is not configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios will not be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the DPS will enable Windows Resource Exhaustion for resolution by default. +This policy setting takes effect only if the diagnostics-wide scenario execution policy isn't configured. No system restart or service restart is required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. This policy setting will only take effect when the Diagnostic Policy Service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled, diagnostic scenarios won't be executed. The DPS can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console. diff --git a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-reliability.md b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-reliability.md index b278ae8152..006b2c772d 100644 --- a/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-reliability.md +++ b/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-reliability.md @@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ manager: dansimp This policy setting allows the system to detect the time of unexpected shutdowns by writing the current time to disk on a schedule controlled by the Timestamp Interval. -If you enable this policy setting, you are able to specify how often the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed and subsequently written to the disk. You can specify the Timestamp Interval in seconds. +If you enable this policy setting, you're able to specify how often the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed and then written to the disk. You can specify the Timestamp Interval in seconds. -If you disable this policy setting, the Persistent System Timestamp is turned off and the timing of unexpected shutdowns is not recorded. +If you disable this policy setting, the Persistent System Timestamp is turned off and the timing of unexpected shutdowns isn't recorded. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed according the default, which is every 60 seconds beginning with Windows Server 2003. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed according to the default, which is every 60 seconds beginning with Windows Server 2003. > [!NOTE] > This feature might interfere with power configuration settings that turn off hard disks after a period of inactivity. These power settings may be accessed in the Power Options Control Panel. @@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ This policy setting controls whether or not unplanned shutdown events can be rep If you enable this policy setting, error reporting includes unplanned shutdown events. -If you disable this policy setting, unplanned shutdown events are not included in error reporting. +If you disable this policy setting, unplanned shutdown events aren't included in error reporting. -If you do not configure this policy setting, users can adjust this setting using the control panel, which is set to "Upload unplanned shutdown events" by default. +If you don't configure this policy setting, users can adjust this setting using the control panel, which is set to "Upload unplanned shutdown events" by default. Also see the "Configure Error Reporting" policy setting. @@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ ADMX Info: This policy setting defines when the Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature is activated. -The system state data file contains information about the basic system state as well as the state of all running processes. +The system state data file contains information about the basic system state and the state of all running processes. If you enable this policy setting, the System State Data feature is activated when the user indicates that the shutdown or restart is unplanned. If you disable this policy setting, the System State Data feature is never activated. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the default behavior for the System State Data feature occurs. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the default behavior for the System State Data feature occurs. @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ADMX Info: -The Shutdown Event Tracker can be displayed when you shut down a workstation or server. This is an extra set of questions that is displayed when you invoke a shutdown to collect information related to why you are shutting down the computer. +The Shutdown Event Tracker can be displayed when you shut down a workstation or server. This tracker is an extra set of questions that is displayed when you invoke a shutdown to collect information related to why you're shutting down the computer. If you enable this setting and choose "Always" from the drop-down menu list, the Shutdown Event Tracker is displayed when the computer shuts down. @@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ If you enable this policy setting and choose "Server Only" from the drop-down me If you enable this policy setting and choose "Workstation Only" from the drop-down menu list, the Shutdown Event Tracker is displayed when you shut down a computer running a client version of Windows. (See "Supported on" for supported versions.) -If you disable this policy setting, the Shutdown Event Tracker is not displayed when you shut down the computer. +If you disable this policy setting, the Shutdown Event Tracker isn't displayed when you shut down the computer. -If you do not configure this policy setting, the default behavior for the Shutdown Event Tracker occurs. +If you don't configure this policy setting, the default behavior for the Shutdown Event Tracker occurs. > [!NOTE] > By default, the Shutdown Event Tracker is only displayed on computers running Windows Server.