Tag: GPO

Turn off CTRL + ALT + DEL at login prompt Windows 10

If your computer still requires you to press CTRL ALT DEL upon login, this simple guide will teach you how to disable it. Note that this will require administrator access and it might not work on Windows Home editions as it requires to modify local group policies.

  • Open gpedit.msc
  • Browse to Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
  • Locate the policy called “Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL“
  • Doubleclick the policy and set it to Enabled
  • Exit

Starting from your next restart, you should no longer be required to press CTRL+ALT+DEL at the Windows login prompt.

If you’re running on older Windows version the policy might be called “Disable CTRL+ALT+DEL requirement for logon”

 

 

 

Can’t move file – Error 0x800401E5: No object for moniker

How we suddenly got 0x800401E5 errors

Some time ago we changed the desktop folder location for every user from C:\Users\<name>\Desktop to X:\Desktopwith a new group policy rule. This apparantly led to some complications for a few users because the local Windows registry didn’t update the paths somehow. Luckily it only affected a few users so we found a manual workaround.

Fix by using regedit or push out to users with GPO

Open regedit and navigate to the following two locations:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Change the Desktop value to correct folder. Remember to do it in both locations.