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Windows 11 Setting Precedence: Group Policy, Registry, Intune, and Local Settings

Windows settings can be configured through Active Directory Group Policy, Local Group Policy, Microsoft Intune, the Windows registry, PowerShell scripts, Windows Settings, application configuration tools, and other management systems. When two sources configure the same setting differently, the result depends on the type of setting and how Windows processes it. There is no single override […]

Controlled Folder Access

Windows Controlled Folder Access: How It Works, What It Does, and How to Turn It On or Off Controlled Folder Access (CFA) is a Windows security feature in Microsoft Defender designed to help stop ransomware and other untrusted apps from changing files in important folders. If you support Windows endpoints (or you are building a […]

Restore Legacy Print Que in Windows 11

Restore the Legacy Print Dialog in Windows 11 (22H2) Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2, Microsoft replaced the legacy print dialog for all classic Win32 applications with a new unified print interface. This change also affects applications such as Giza, and for some users the new dialog has proven to be less efficient or more […]