If you're such a server and desktop support expert, how do you gpo random client that call in, or new client and environments when you know nothing about them, or friend and families computers?

Listen, kid, when you've been in the game long enough you'll come across unique scenarios enough to a point where it is God damn annoying.

Also who the hell GPOs network settings?

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Kid. Lol. I've been in the game since before the invention of Windows servers

The start menu searching the web isn't a network setting. It's a setting for the behavior of the start menu.

You change a single flag in the registry on Windows and it tells the Start Menu not to do the behavior of searching the web. The unusual scenario as you cannot it is a common feature that can be turned on and off. The GPO lets you set that flag administratively. It's not unique, and it's something my level 1 help desk guys under my teams had no problem learning.

You've either been in the game long enough to become senile or the more likely case is your the kid and have no idea what you're doing.

Bonus: there's another flag to set the Start Menu to not search files. Set that one too and the search is lightning fast and only shows you programs and settings options.