[gptalk] Re: Gaming Restrictions

Tom-

That's probably going to slow them down. The intrepid user will get around
these easily but that's a "Layer 8" issue. You might also consider using
Software Restriction Policy for those apps rather than the "Don't run
specified Windows applications" policy. It's a little more bomb-proof and if
you create hash rules for those exes, renaming won't help them-they'll still
not run.

 

Darren

 

 

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tom Clover
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:03 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Gaming Restrictions

 

I've been asked to restrict gaming at work.  Here are the changes that I'm
going to start with:

 

Keys:

\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Start Menu
and Taskbar\Remove Drag-and-drop context menus on the Start Menu

\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Restrict these programs
from being launched from help

\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Don't run specified
Windows applications

\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Prevent access to the
command prompt

\User Configuration\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove Run from the Start Menu

 

Restricted Program List:

winmine.exe

spider.exe

sol.exe

freecell.exe

mshearts.exe

bckgzm.exe

chkrzm.exe

hrtzzm.exe

rvsezm.exe

shvlzm.exe

pinball.exe

 

This should only leave the opening of browsing the hard disk drive and
renaming sol.exe to something else.  I figure if they're that desperate to
game, their going to get caught anyway.  Have I missed anything that you can
think of?

 

Thanks,

 

Tom Clover

Desktop Support Specialist

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