Defines whether a domain controller (DC) should attempt to verify with the PDC the password provided by a client if the DC failed to validate the password.
Contacting the PDC is useful in case the client?s password was recently changed and did not propagate to the DC yet. Users may want to disable this feature if the PDC is located over a slow WAN connection.
To enable this feature, click Enable ...
The Automatic Updates detection frequency machine setting should be configured correctly.
Specifies the hours that Windows will use to determine how long to wait before checking for available updates. The exact wait time is determined by using the hours specified here minus zero to twenty percent of the hours specified. For example, if this policy is used to specify a 20 hour detection frequency, ...
Ignores the customized run list.
You can create a customized list of additional programs and documents that the system starts automatically when it runs on Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000 Professional. These programs are added to the standard run list of programs and services that the system starts.
If you enable this policy setting, the system ignores the run list for W ...
ICMP redirects are broadcast in order to reshape network traffic. A malicious user could use the system to send fake redirect packets and try to force all network traffic to pass through a network sniffer. Disabling ICMP redirect broadcasts mitigates this risk.
The IP Security policy processing machine setting should be configured correctly.
Determines when IP security policies are updated. This setting affects all policies that use the IP security component of Group Policy, such as policies in Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\IP Security Policies on Local Machine. It overrides customized settings that the program implementing t ...