Step-By-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy

This step-by-step guide describes how you can control the installation and usage of devices on the computers that you manage. Specifically, in Microsoft® Windows Server® Code Name "Longhorn" and Windows Vista™ you can apply computer policy to:• Prevent users from installing any device.• Allow users to install only devices that are on an "approved" list. If a device is not on the list, then the user cannot install it.• Prevent users from installing devices that are on a "prohibited" list. If a device is not on the list, then the user can install it.• Deny read or write access to users for devices that are themselves removable, or that use removable media, such as CD and DVD burners, floppy disk drives, external hard drives, and portable devices such as media players, smart phones, or Pocket PC devices.

Step-By-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy

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