Confirmed....from the Start Menu it brings up the same "restrictions" error


On 1 May 2014 15:07, Charles F Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just trying to understand this fully, since it really has my interest.  Do
> you mean that with that GP setting in place, there is no way to get to the
> Control Panel, or just not via the Charms?  For example, if you right click
> on the Start Button and choose it that way.
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:31 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Yes, Change PC Settings now gone (good!) - but now if I click on Control
>> Panel, I get "operation cancelled due to restrictions in effect....etc."
>> (bad!). Users here will be up in arms if they can't get access to change
>> mouse sensitivity, accessibility options, etc. which they are used to doing
>> through Control Panel.
>>
>> Hate to say this but Windows 8.1 just isn't really suitable for
>> enterprise deployment, based on the experiences I am having here. I'd love
>> to be corrected in this viewpoint though....
>>
>>
>> On 1 May 2014 14:25, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> The only problem is, I think this also disables all Control Panel items,
>>> which I don't want to do....one step forward, two back :-(
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1 May 2014 14:24, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just discovered Prohibit Access to PC Settings in my GPOs list....let's
>>>> see if this helps, I'm assuming it was the one Jim was referring to :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1 May 2014 13:56, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anything to close the various parts of this annoying thing off would
>>>>> help, please do dig it up, cheers!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1 May 2014 13:52, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  When I select ‘Change PC Settings’ I get blocked by one of my
>>>>>> GPO’s.  If you want to go that route let me know and I will dig in and 
>>>>>> find
>>>>>> out which it is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin
>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:48 AM
>>>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows
>>>>>> 8.1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But, I can still alter the proxy through Charms menu and select
>>>>>> Settings, Change PC Settings, Network, Proxy, and find that the box is
>>>>>> there to change it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does your testing show different? I'd be interested to know if it was
>>>>>> something peculiar to this environment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1 May 2014 13:39, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right-click on the taskbar, choose properties, goto the Navigation
>>>>>> tab.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin
>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 7:59 AM
>>>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>>>> *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows 8.1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know how to kill this annoyance?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've disabled the top left and top right mouse "hot corners" using
>>>>>> the Registry, but if I move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of
>>>>>> the screen and move it up along the edge, that wretched Charms bar 
>>>>>> appears.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to disable this because users can use the Charms bar to bypass
>>>>>> the proxy, amongst other things, even though I've got all these settings
>>>>>> locked down via GPO. I'd prefer to do this via a Registry setting to make
>>>>>> sure it stays put.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone have a way of making this damned thing go away? It's
>>>>>> driving me insane as I am now spending way too much time doing the 
>>>>>> desktop
>>>>>> UX than I had planned for....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *James Rankin*
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The
>>>>>> Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>>>>>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *James Rankin*
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The
>>>>>> Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>>>>>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *James Rankin*
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The
>>>>> Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>>>>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *James Rankin*
>>>> ---------------------
>>>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization
>>>> Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>>>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *James Rankin*
>>> ---------------------
>>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization
>>> Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *James Rankin*
>> ---------------------
>> RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization
>> Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
>> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
>>
>
>
>
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>
> Charlie Sullivan
>
> Sr. Windows Systems Administrator
>
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>
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*James Rankin*
---------------------
RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization
Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization
http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk

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