This post is a bit off-topic. Neither the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) nor the US Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) mandate specific settings for Adobe products, and it's a little unusual for a Microsoft blog to promote an Adobe product...

Apply_LGPO_Delta used to come with a bunch of sample files to address some common needs for policy adjustment, as well as a batch file to run Set_FDCC_LGPO and Apply_LGPO_Delta in sequence. Those samples inadvertently got omitted from an upload at one...

This blog post describes how to perform basic web application testing to identify and fix compatibility issues. These procedures are designed for non-experts and not to require deep expertise in web application development. The target platform is assumed...

Bug fix for Apply_LGPO_Delta and ImportRegPol posted....

Set_FDCC_LGPO - source code and Visual Studio project files....

This post authored by Barry Hartmann, a Senior Consultant with Microsoft Federal... With the adoption of the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) settings for Windows XP there needs to be given consideration for mobile use scenarios and how...

A few months ago I blogged about a case in which an ill-advised registry hack caused application failure.  I also referred to KB 885409 , which lists some of the problems that can arise when relatively untested third party security guidance around...

Author: Mandy Tidwell, Senior Consultant Applies to: Windows Vista SP1 Setting: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\Create Symbolic Links History: After implementing FDCC on Windows...

Overview NOTE: This entry only focuses on the Windows Vista version of the FDCC and desktop applications. Since its infancy, common themes have emerged which have delayed or prevented enterprise customers from deploying the FDCC. By the 80/20 rule, the...

Set_FDCC_LGPO utility updated to conform to NIST's 2008 Q3 update (FDCC Major Version 1.0). Set_FDCC_LGPO is a utility to apply FDCC settings to Local Group Policy. ...

Set_FDCC_LGPO v1.06 posted to reflect NIST's updates to their FDCC GPO downloads. (Need more acronyms.)...

Author: Paul Fox, Senior Consultant Question : Is it possible to save more than 1 Set of Recovery Keys to a single USB drive? Answer: Yes, you can save multiple BitLocker recovery keys to single USB drive. The size of a key is 124 bytes. More...

Source and project files for the new ImportRegPol utility and the updated Set_FDCC_LGPO and Apply_LGPO_Delta utilities for managing Local Group Policy Objects....

Set_FDCC_LGPO utility updated to conform to NIST's 2008 Q1 update. Set_FDCC_LGPO is a utility to apply FDCC settings to Local Group Policy....

Author: Joel Yoker, Principal Consultant A reader recently sent in a question about the GPO Import script and a syntax error they received at line 356. We were able to reproduce the error and it appears to be a "cut and paste" error between the...

Visual Studio 2005 project files and source code for Set_FDCC_LGPO.exe v1.05 is attached to this blog post. (This blog doesn't support multiple file attachments per post...) [Attachment removed, as a newer version is available -- bookmark the landing...

Apply_LGPO_Delta, a utility for automating the management of local group policy, is updated with a minor fix to prevent sharing-violation errors. The set of "starter" files is also updated....

The Federal CIO Council is hosting a workshop on the FDCC that will include speakers from federal agencies, Microsoft, and other vendors on August 1, 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center . Session topics include the OMB's...

Source code for the Apply_LGPO_Delta utility....

[2009-04-15: Attachment removed. Bookmark this page for the latest versions of these utilities.] The utility for applying FDCC configuration settings en masse to a computer has been updated: The 0x80070020 sharing-violation error code that occasionally...

Project/source code for Set_FDCC_LGPO v1.06...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their FDCC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The update includes but is not limited to some clarifications on: Account policy (local vs. domain) Wireless networking settings Guidance...

Our upcoming FDCC webcasts include: Dec 5, 2007: Top 10 Questions About FDCC Discussion of the Top Ten List of questions customers have asked Microsoft with respect to the FDCC initiative Dec 19, 2007: Utility to Apply FDCC Settings to Local Group...

Please post your comments and questions with respect to this webcast here...

The Computer Security Division at NIST has established a new webpage to support the requirements of the OMB mandate related to the FDCC: http://csrc.nist.gov/fdcc/ . While NIST is hosting this site the content there included valuable contributions from...