from CompTIA A+ Guide to managing & maintaining your PC. (pg 650) - For a standalone computer or a computer in a workgroup, to control the computer for all users, use Computer Configuration instead of User Configuration to implement Group Policy settings.
A: Computer Configuration
You have to go into control panel user groups. Then you set up a group name, then you will add all the users to that group and give them whatever permissions they are suppose to have. It sounds hard, but once you get into User Groups under control panel you will be able to figure it out.
User configuration, and computer configuration.
Group Policy Object (GPO) computer=Computer Configuration, User=User ConfigurationName some GPO settings in the computer and user parts
Look at the "Don't Display Last User" setting in the Group Policy Editor under Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options.
Computer Configuration node, Windows Settings folder, Security Settings node
GPOs in Active Directory are configured to be applied over Computer Systems (Computer Configuration)and Users (User Configuration) using those Computers.USER Configuration in Group Policy Editor is used for controlling User Environment.
Firstly download the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console from Microsoft. Expand your domain, right click on an OU, select "Create and Link GPO Here ..." to create a new GPO and link it, or "Link an Existing GPO" and select an already created GPO.
Kerberos Policy. This is found under: +Computer Configuration +Windows Settings +Security Settings +Account Policies +Kerberos Policies
Group Policy refresh interval for pc Specifies how often Group Policy for computers is updated while the computer is in use (in the background). This policy specifies a background update rate only for Group Policies in the Computer Configuration folder. By default, computer Group Policy is updated in the background every 90 minutes, with a random offset of 0 to 30 minutes. In addition to background updates, Group Policy for the computer is always updated when the system starts. You can specify an update rate from 0 to 64,800 minutes (45 days). If you select 0 minutes, the computer tries to update Group Policy every 7 seconds. However, because updates might interfere with users' work and increase network traffic, very short update intervals are not appropriate for most installations. The Group Policy refresh interval for computers policy also lets you specify how much the actual update interval varies. To prevent clients with the same update interval from requesting updates simultaneously, the system varies the update interval for each client by a random number of minutes. The number you type in the random time box sets the upper limit for the range of variance. For example, if you type 30 minutes, the system selects a variance of 0 to 30 minutes. Typing a large number establishes a broad range and makes it less likely that client requests overlap. However, updates might be delayed significantly. If you disable this policy, Group Policy is updated every 90 minutes (the default) Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy
open the MMC and add the group policy snap-in. Under Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Logon, change "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" to ENABLED.
if you mean the button in the start menu, it can be removed using Group Policy Editor (run\gpedit.msc\user configuration\administrative templates\start menu and taskbar g.luck
Domain Group Policy is an infrastructure inside of the Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows Server 2000, 2003, and 2008, along with Vista) that allows the administrator to implement specific configurations for both computers and users. This infrastructure is what provides the centralized management and configuration for an Active Directory environment. Group Policy provides directory-based desktop-configuration management. With Group Policy, you can specify policy settings for registry-based policies, security, software installations, scripts, folder redirection, Remote Installation Services (RIS), and Internet Explorer maintenance. Admins use Group Policy to define specific configurations for groups of users and computers by creating Group Policy settings. These settings are specified by the Group Policy Object Editor tool and contained in a Group Policy object (GPO), which is in turn linked to Active Directory containers, such as sites, domains, or OUs. Domain Group Policy is the configuration of groups and users within a domain. In this way, Group Policy settings are applied to the users and computers in those Active Directory containers. Admins can configure the users
In Windows XP:Open Group Policy editor from Start Menu > Run > type GPEDIT.msc > [press Enter]In the Group Policy editor window, browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.In the right pane, find the item called "Turn off Autoplay". Double-click on the item to open its Properties dialog.Set the property to Enabled to enable this feature.In the "Turn off Autoplay on" combo-box, select the drives for which you want to disable auto-run.This should also work for Win 2K and Server 2K3.Note: This feature is also available inside User Configuration. To go there, in step 2 above, in the Group Policy editor window, browse to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System, and continue as before. In this case, the configuration will be user-specific.In case, there is a conflict between the "Turn off Autoplay" settings in Computer Configuration and User Configuration, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence.This will permanently disable the auto-run feature - that is until you re-enable it again.Disable TemporarilyTo temporarily disable auto-run in drives, just keep the Shift key on the keyboard pressed while inserting the drive and until a few seconds after that.