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You can disable the Computer Browser service on the clients..<br />
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On DC, create a GPO for clients, find the following policy:<br />
[Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services\Computer Browser]<br />
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Double-click Computer Browser, choose Define this policy setting, choose Disabled. Run &quot;gpupdate /force&quot; on DC and restart client to test. <br />
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Is this what you're looking for ?
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You can disable the Computer Browser service on the clients..

On DC, create a GPO for clients, find the following policy:
[Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services\Computer Browser]

Double-click Computer Browser, choose Define this policy setting, choose Disabled. Run "gpupdate /force" on DC and restart client to test.

Is this what you're looking for ?

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Yes, I believe this is what I am looking for, but I cannot find the setting you refer to. &nbsp;<br />
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System Services does not exist within [Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\
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Yes, I believe this is what I am looking for, but I cannot find the setting you refer to.  

System Services does not exist within [Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\

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Good follow-up. &nbsp;Thank you
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I know this is a simple one, but I am having a brain freeze. &nbsp;<br />
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How do I prevent users from browsing the network? &nbsp;Right now, they can see all devices on the network. &nbsp;There is really only one device that they need, our file server, so there is no need to browse.<br />
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Is this a GPO setting? &nbsp;<br />
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Our clients are W7 and XP. &nbsp;Our servers are W2003
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I know this is a simple one, but I am having a brain freeze.  

How do I prevent users from browsing the network?  Right now, they can see all devices on the network.  There is really only one device that they need, our file server, so there is no need to browse.

Is this a GPO setting?  

Our clients are W7 and XP.  Our servers are W2003

How to not allow users to browse network

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.

Windows Networking

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).