We have a Group Policy on a set of Windows 7 x64 computers that are used by public safety dispatchers that basically sets the user environment on the computer. It prevents right click on the desktop and taskbar, specifies their available applications and basically locks down the computer so they can really only do dispatching. These computers receive vendor approved Windows Update via WSUS server configured to install the approved updates and notify the users to install them. The user should be able to click on the Windows Update Notification icon and choose to reboot to finish installing their newly installed updates, however when they do they receive a message stating " This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
I have have narrowed it down to a specific policy, but which setting is preventing use of the applet I have not been able to determine. I tried removing anything to do with notifications but they were not the issue. I have exported the configured settings and have attached them. If anyone has any ideas on how to identify which policy item is causing this I would be very grateful.
Thank you in advance,
David R.
Setting | State | Comment | Path |
Enable Active Desktop | Disabled | No | \Desktop\Desktop |
Display the menu bar in Windows Explorer | Disabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Hide the Programs Control Panel | Enabled | No | \Control Panel\Programs |
Prohibit access to the Control Panel | Enabled | No | \Control Panel |
Disable Active Desktop | Enabled | No | \Desktop\Desktop |
Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Remove My Documents icon on the desktop | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Hide Network Locations icon on desktop | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Remove Properties from the Computer icon context menu | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Prevent adding, dragging, dropping and closing the Taskbar's toolbars | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Prohibit adjusting desktop toolbars | Enabled | No | \Desktop |
Clear history of recently opened documents on exit | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Clear the recent programs list for new users | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Add Logoff to the Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Turn off personalized menus | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Lock the Taskbar | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove drag-and-drop and context menus on the Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Search link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Help menu from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Network Connections from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not keep history of recently opened documents | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Run menu from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu. | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Documents icon from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Music icon from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Network icon from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not search communications | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Search Computer link | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not search for files | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not search Internet | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not search programs and Control Panel items | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove programs on Settings menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Downloads link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove user's folders from the Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove Videos link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove user folder link from Start Menu | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Change Start Menu power button | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove the Action Center icon | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Remove the networking icon | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Prevent users from rearranging toolbars | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Turn off all balloon notifications | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Prevent users from resizing the taskbar | Enabled | No | \Start Menu and Taskbar |
Group Policy refresh interval for users | Enabled | No | \System\Group Policy |
Prevent access to the command prompt | Enabled | No | \System |
Prevent access to registry editing tools | Enabled | No | \System |
Configure Delete Browsing History on exit | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Delete Browsing History |
Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page |
Hide the common dialog back button | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Common Open File Dialog |
Hide the dropdown list of recent files | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Common Open File Dialog |
Hide the common dialog places bar | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Common Open File Dialog |
Turn off Details Pane | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Explorer Frame Pane |
Turn off Preview Pane | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer\Explorer Frame Pane |
Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove UI to change keyboard navigation indicator setting | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Hide these specified drives in My Computer | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
No Entire Network in Network Locations | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove File menu from Windows Explorer | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove Hardware tab | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Hides the Manage item on the Windows Explorer context menu | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove "Map Network Drive" and "Disconnect Network Drive" | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove the Search the Internet "Search again" link | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove Search button from Windows Explorer | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
Remove Windows Explorer's default context menu | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |
No Computers Near Me in Network Locations | Enabled | No | \Windows Components\Windows Explorer |