Tag Group Policy

Windows Server

Windows Defender: Turn off routine remediation (DisableRoutinelyTakingAction)

Windows Defender DisableRoutinelyTakingAction GPO

Turn off Windows Defender routine remediation using a GPO setting called “DisableRoutinelyTakingAction”. This policy setting allows you to configure whether Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically takes action on all detected threats.

Jan Reilink
2021-09-14
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Windows Server

How-to fix Windows Defender error “Get-MpComputerStatus : The extrinsic Method could not be executed.”

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Enabling Windows Defender per GPO failed with the error message "Get-MpComputerStatus : The extrinsic Method could not be executed.", here is how to resolve this issue.

Jan Reilink
2021-05-05

Windows Server

Enable NTFS long paths through GPO in Windows Server

Enable Win32 long paths through GPO in Windows Server

Windows Server 2016 was finally released last week, meaning we can finally lift the idiotic 260 characters limitation for NTFS paths. For this, you use a GPO or Group Policy Object in Windows Server.