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Managing Internet Explorer Add Ons is nothing like black magic. You can do that pretty easy. You can see the corresponding policies in
CompConf\AdmTempl\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Addon Management and
UserConf\AdmTempl\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Addon Management
In both section, you have for policies you can use:

add-on list
Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the add-on list
all processes
process list

So when you’re after a […]

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The Directory Services Team published an article on their blog http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2008/07/30/policymaker-stops-working-after-installing-windows-xp-sp3.aspx about an issue with PolicyMaker Client Side Extensions (CSEs) when Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is installed. If you’re encountering the same problem, that PolicyMaker settings won’t be applied (neither computer nor user side) then read the article. Basically, the CSEs for PM aren’t […]

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For those of you having trouble with Group Policy Preferences, you should have a look at the following article, the Directory Services Team published:
Enabling Group Policy Preferences Debug Logging using the RSAT: http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2008/07/18/enabling-group-policy-preferences-debug-logging-using-the-rsat.aspx – they explain how to turn on Preference logging and what the catches are.

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