I've just disconnected from this customer :-) is it SystemSettings.exe, by any chance? I'm sure that's the one the GPO restricts
On 1 May 2014 16:14, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > The plot thickens. There is nothing in my RSOP that should be stopping > this.. The message leads me to believe it is a software restriction > perhaps. Please fire that up and hit your task manager and figure out what > the exe and path is so I can chase that. I would do it but I’m restricted > :P~ > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:47 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows 8.1 > > > > Only setting I can find for "disable computer management" is around the > MMC restrictions. That doesn't do anything with the settings bar....if you > get a minute after your cutover when you could find out how you've done it, > I would be grateful :-) > > Otherwise I will keep digging myself. > > Cheers, > > > JR > > > > On 1 May 2014 15:23, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the setting you want is ‘disable computer management’. That is the > one that seems to be killing it here without killing the control panel. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kennedy, Jim > *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows 8.1 > > > > All of my control panel items are availabile, James must have some other > setting in place in addition. I will start digging right now, I got > distracted by an ASA issue…we are cutting over our ISP real soon. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Charles F Sullivan > *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:07 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows 8.1 > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > Charlie Sullivan > > Sr. Windows Systems Administrator > > Boston College > > 197 Foster St. Room 367 > > Brighton, MA 02135 > > 617-552-4318 > > > > > -- > > *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
