In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in. Logon scripts can be used to assign tasks ...

Even though Group Policy has taken us a long way since the days of NT4 and Windows 2000, and even though the combination of Vista and Longhorn promises much more, many shops still have to use log-on ...

Hi all.<P>Posted a while back with a question about mapping to a user's personal directory with a logon script. Works fine with DOS batch file for 2k machines, but ...

I wrote a logon script that checks to see if a user has a file locally (an Excel add-in) and if not it should copy it from the server. If it is there the script checks to make sure it is the latest ...

In Windows 11/10, as far as Group Policy Objects are concerned, Microsoft has made significant changes to improve system performance. Previously, we told you about the Group Policy Caching to speed up ...

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

In Windows NT/2000 networks, logon scripts can enable administrators to standardize the computing environment on client machines, quickly make updates and changes to machines throughout the network, ...

If you want to run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown, follow these steps. Using the Local Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor, you can prioritize ...

Ubuntu 25.10 no longer includes the Startup Applications tool, so learn how to autostart scripts and run custom commands at ...