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Bluetooth Disabling
Hi,
I would like to disable Bluetooth and Wireless devices on the client computers using Windows 2008 GPO any suggestions.
Thanks
I would like to disable Bluetooth and Wireless devices on the client computers using Windows 2008 GPO any suggestions.
Thanks
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I dont have windows 2003 Domain Controller. Is there no option to achieve this using Windows 2008 GPO's
The DevCon command-line utility functions as an alternative to Device Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272/
Don know how many different network cards you have in your environment, but this might take some tweaking........
devcon disable =net pci\ven*
I dont have bluetooth on this system, so I cant look up the class for that category.....
In a machine startup script, will disable them. And if they arent admins, they cannot re enable them...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272/
Don know how many different network cards you have in your environment, but this might take some tweaking........
devcon disable =net pci\ven*
I dont have bluetooth on this system, so I cant look up the class for that category.....
In a machine startup script, will disable them. And if they arent admins, they cannot re enable them...
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I have checked with my friend in Microsoft and he confirmed that there is no such option in Windows 2008 to disable Bluetooth and Wireless ports
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There is no Group Policy to directly do such. What "may" help if you have
Windows 2003 domain controllers is to configure Group Policy/computer
configuration/Windows settings/security settings/wireless network to allow
use of only preferred network with 802.1X EAP for smart card/certificate for
a non existent wireless network. I have not tried that myself but would be
easy enough to test. If the users are also local administrators they
probably would figure out how to bypass such anyhow. A computer user policy
that prohibit such on company equipment with defined consequences and signed
by all users for a copy in their file could be another way to discourage
such activity.