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Automate User Shortcuts on Desktop using Group Policy.
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Ok, I've seen this at a few clients now and haven't been able to figure out how it's working. When a user logs in, a shortcut is added to their desktop. I searched through the group policy and I found nothing. There is nothing in the logon script that is doing this. So, I'm baffled. It's defiantly something going on the server end, because if I plug a brand-new pc in the network and join it to the domain, I get the shortcuts. If I can't figure out how it's getting done. I can just put it in the login script to copy the shortcut from one location to the all users desktop. But I'd like to figure this out if possible. Any suggestions?
Ok, I've seen this at a few clients now and haven't been able to figure out how it's working. When a user logs in, a shortcut is added to their desktop. I searched through the group policy and I found nothing. There is nothing in the logon script that is doing this. So, I'm baffled. It's defiantly something going on the server end, because if I plug a brand-new pc in the network and join it to the domain, I get the shortcuts. If I can't figure out how it's getting done. I can just put it in the login script to copy the shortcut from one location to the all users desktop. But I'd like to figure this out if possible. Any suggestions?
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In ADUC, check a user's Profile tab to see if there's a logon script configured there.
Note that the default location for logon and startup scripts is in the \\dc_server.domain.com\NET
Also, running RSoP in logging mode will tell you what, if any, scripts are running due to Group Policy.
Note that the default location for logon and startup scripts is in the \\dc_server.domain.com\NET
Also, running RSoP in logging mode will tell you what, if any, scripts are running due to Group Policy.
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Yes, they were running a logon script, but a basic one for mapping network drives, Net use, ECT. Not sure that RSoP will do anything as I'm not familiar with that, and, the client I'm testing has already migrated to a new server / domain. No one is using the old server anymore.
yes from the default user folder on the domain controller.
"you can instead configure a network-based default profile by copying the profile to each domains Netlogon\Default User folder. See the section of Configuring Roaming User Profiles entitled To configure a new user account to use as a new users profile template.
have a look at this article
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b41402c2-c982-4bfb-891e-91b47f211e181033.mspx?mfr=true
"you can instead configure a network-based default profile by copying the profile to each domains Netlogon\Default User folder. See the section of Configuring Roaming User Profiles entitled To configure a new user account to use as a new users profile template.
have a look at this article
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b41402c2-c982-4bfb-891e-91b47f211e181033.mspx?mfr=true
Did you check
USER Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\Desktop Themes
I know you said you did not see anything in the group policies, but this is overlooked sometimes. If you were to set a .theme in here instead of a .msstyles, it actually loads the theme on login (including all the shortcuts that "theme" contains).
USER Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\Desktop Themes
I know you said you did not see anything in the group policies, but this is overlooked sometimes. If you were to set a .theme in here instead of a .msstyles, it actually loads the theme on login (including all the shortcuts that "theme" contains).
I'm also having the same problem.
I want to add shortcuts to the desktop via group policy, but dont know how.
I want to get rid of mapped drives on the network, and instead put a shortcut that points to the network folders (as hperlink icon) on the users desktop. Instead of mapping network drives. Please help.
I want to add shortcuts to the desktop via group policy, but dont know how.
I want to get rid of mapped drives on the network, and instead put a shortcut that points to the network folders (as hperlink icon) on the users desktop. Instead of mapping network drives. Please help.
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