Disabling "Server Properties" for Printers

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

We use Group policy to enforce restrictions for our Terminal Server

users. When connected to the TS, they have a Start Menu that includes

the "Printers & Faxes" link. When that link opens, it displays the

"Server Properties" on the left hand side -along with the Help

Section, Scanner & Cameras, etc - which we would like to remove or

disable.

 

We cannot find reference to this in the Group Policy -either User or

Computer Configuration sections.

 

How can we remove or disable these items? thanks!

[Guest Jonathan Wood]

Re: Disabling "Server Properties" for Printers

 

Hi,

 

The Server Properties, Help, Scanner & Camera's are all part of the common

tasks associated with certain special folders. You can switch these off

(manually) by going to: Tools > Folder Options > and choose the option: Use

Windows classic folders. The corresponding GPO setting called 'Turn on

Classic shell' is found here:

 

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows

Explorer

 

Users will still be able to open the Server Properties through the File

menu. I don't know if there's a way to restrict this. However, if the user

isn't a member of the (Domain) Administrators, Server Operators or Print

Operators groups there is nothing he can do (e.g. mess up).

 

Hope this helps

 

- Jonathan

 

 

 

<compsosinc@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> We use Group policy to enforce restrictions for our Terminal Server

> users. When connected to the TS, they have a Start Menu that includes

> the "Printers & Faxes" link. When that link opens, it displays the

> "Server Properties" on the left hand side -along with the Help

> Section, Scanner & Cameras, etc - which we would like to remove or

> disable.

>

> We cannot find reference to this in the Group Policy -either User or

> Computer Configuration sections.

>

> How can we remove or disable these items? thanks!

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

Re: Disabling "Server Properties" for Printers

 

On Mar 12, 9:32 am, "Jonathan Wood" <j.woo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> The Server Properties, Help, Scanner & Camera's are all part of the common

> tasks associated with certain special folders. You can switch these off

> (manually) by going to: Tools > Folder Options > and choose the option: Use

> Windows classic folders. The corresponding GPO setting called 'Turn on

> Classic shell' is found here:

>

> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows

> Explorer

>

> Users will still be able to open the Server Properties through the File

> menu. I don't know if there's a way to restrict this. However, if the user

> isn't a member of the (Domain) Administrators, Server Operators or Print

> Operators groups there is nothing he can do (e.g. mess up).

>

> Hope this helps

>

> - Jonathan

>

> <compsos...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:36300175-30af-4a17-8175-c629d03b8660@d62g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > We use Group policy to enforce restrictions for our Terminal Server

> > users. When connected to the TS, they have a Start Menu that includes

> > the "Printers & Faxes" link. When that link opens, it displays the

> > "Server Properties" on the left hand side -along with the Help

> > Section, Scanner & Cameras, etc - which we would like to remove or

> > disable.

>

> > We cannot find reference to this in the Group Policy -either User or

> > Computer Configuration sections.

>

> > How can we remove or disable these items? thanks!- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Ok, will we try this. Thank you very much!