In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in. Logon scripts can be used to assign tasks ...

In Windows 11/10, as far as Group Policy Objects are concerned, Microsoft has made significant changes to improve system performance. Previously, we told you about the Group Policy Caching to speed up ...

In Windows NT/2000 networks, logon scripts can enable administrators to standardize the computing environment on client machines, quickly make updates and changes to machines throughout the network, ...

Hi all.<P>Posted a while back with a question about mapping to a user's personal directory with a logon script. Works fine with DOS batch file for 2k machines, but ...

I wrote a logon script that checks to see if a user has a file locally (an Excel add-in) and if not it should copy it from the server. If it is there the script checks to make sure it is the latest ...

If you want to run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown, follow these steps. Using the Local Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor, you can prioritize ...

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

Use these scripts to assign printers to workstations. One of the most mysterious and confusing aspects of network administration has to be the use of Active Directory and Group Policy. But this ...

Ubuntu 25.10 no longer includes the Startup Applications tool, so learn how to autostart scripts and run custom commands at ...