To turn off Windows default printer management via group policy first make sure you have installed the latest windows 10 ADMX/ADML files.
Next navigate to USER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > CONTROL PANEL>PRINTERS
Select ENABLE
To apply he start menu layout your first need to have your xml in a location the computer has read access to or user depending how you apply the GPO. You will also need either enterprise or education editions of windows 10.
Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates >Start Menu and Taskbar (or user configuration )
Any changes you make to the xml will still apply as long as the time stamp of the file changes.
To set default Associations (applications) via group policy you first need to export your default applications settings, once you have done so move the XML to a share that domain computers have read access to
Now navigate to Administrative Templates\Windows Components\File Explorer\Set a default associations configuration file
To set a custom lock screen via group policy first make sure you have installed the latest windows 10 ADMX files installed in your PolicyDefinitions folder.
Next navigate to COMPUTER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > ADMINISTRACTIVE TEMPLATES > CONTROL PANEL > PERSONALIZATION >
Select force default lock screen image
Enable the policy and select a jpeg in a location that the computer will have read access to.
You can also stock any users changing the lock screen by selecting and then enabling Prevent change of lock screen image policy
To disable the Windows store on Windows 10 first make sure you have install the latest windows 10 ADMX files and added them to your PolicyDefinitions folder.
Firstly, navigate to COMPUTER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > ADMINISTRACTIVE TEMPLATES >WINDOWS COMPONENTS/STORE
Then select and enable turn off store application
You also have the option to turn off other store features.
To turn off windows defender on windows 10 first make sure you have install the latest windows 10 ADMX files and added them to your PolicyDefinitions folder.
Firstly to go COMPUTER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > ADMINISTRACTIVE TEMPLATES >WINDOWS COMPONENTS
And then select Turn Off Windows Defender
To disable the “Order Prints” picture task first make sure you have install the latest windows 10 ADMX files and added them to your PolicyDefinitions folder.
Then navigate to USER CONFIGURATION> ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES> SYSTEM> INTERNET COMMUNICATION SETTINGS
Then select and enable Turn off the “order prints” Picture Task
To disable the Quiet hours on Windows 10 first make sure you have install the latest windows 10 ADMX files and added them to your PolicyDefinitions folder.
Next navigate to USER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > START MENU AND TASKBAR > NOTIFICATIONS
Then select and enable TURN OFF QUIET HOURS
You can also set quiet hours and turn on or off other features.
To turn off InPrivate browsing in Edge there is a similar group policy to the IE one.
First make sure you have install the latest windows 10 ADMX files and added them to your PolicyDefinitions folder
To do this navigate to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Microsoft Edge
Then select and Turn off InPrivate browsing
To turn off Cortana in windows 10 via group policies firstly make sure you have installed the latest version of the windows 10 ADMX .
Then navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Search
Then select allow Cortana and change it to disable.
Then apply and or link to this to the OU you wish to apply these setting to.
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