In an IT based environment people used to change their
Desktop WallPaper Day by Day which isn’t looks like Professionals. So, CEO
of the Company Ask you to Deploy a Company’s Default WallPaper whenever user
logon to the System. This can be Accomplished by Apply a Windows Server Group Policy Feature which enables IT Administrator
to fullfil the Task Quite Simple and more Easily. This User Based Group Policy deploys default page which you apply
whenever user logon . And Because this policy is applied to User Configuration
so from where ever user logon to Domain
from Any Computer he will get the Default WallPaper Set by You. Group Policy
can be applied to a specified Organization Unit (OU) and even to the Entire
Domain but its better to Apply as per OU.
This Step by Step Configuration will guide you to Deploy the
Policy more Easily.
Open Active Directory Users and Computers and Navigate to the
OU on which you want to apply the Group Policy.
Right Click on OU and click Properties ( In my Case it is
the Test OU )
Move to the Group Policy Tab and Click on “New” to create a
new Group Policy and Give it a Name so that you can remember it while using or
apply to another OU. This Group will be different from your Default Group
Policy. You can also Block the Default Group Policy if you don’t want to Apply.
See in the Below Image you will see at the Bottom “ Block Policy Inheritance “.
Check Mark if you want to Block but in this Case it is not required so we move
ahead Making a New Policy.
Now Double Click on the Policy ( Desktop ) and navigate to User Configuration à Administrative
Templates à Desktop à
Active Desktop.
Double Click “Active
Desktop WallPaper” and Click Enable to apply. Also specify the Path where
the Default Image is located. You can Also Set the Wallpaper Style Whether Stretch,Center or Tile.
Click Apply and Close all Boxes.
Goto Run and Type
gpupdate /force
This was the Image I used as a Default Wallpaper.
Verification
:
Now logon to a client Computer Using the User of the
Organization Unit and See if the Policy has applied successfully or not. In my
case I have a “Test User” so I logged in through “Test”.
Wow, That was Easy J
Also Check is the user Restricted to change to Default
Wallpaper.
Open “Display
Properties” , Goto Desktop and check that “Browse” Button is Disabled.
This ends the Article on “ Restricting User’s Desktop WallPaper ”
Note:-
Do not make the User a Member of Local System Administrator
Group, the Key to Success is to give User previliges as less as possible.
User Should Always be a Part of Power User Group . This way
user will not be able to do any registry changes to Enable his/her Desktop
Again.
Thanks,
Himayat Ullah Khan.
CCNA,MCTS,MCP
