Re: Preventing resolution changes

Sam <Sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have group policies in place to prevent users from changing the
screen resolutions of their desktops. Occasionally, I still find a
few screens that have been changed. Upon investigation, I find that
the user is using a program (reschange.exe) downloaded from the
Internet that obviously bypasses the gp setting. Other than software
Restriction Policies, which I am a bit leary of and find difficult to
setup and manage, is there any other way to prevent resolution
changes (registry permissions, etc)? I would think that there is a
registry entry that I could harden the permissions on.

Do your users have local admin rights? (revoke them if they do). Does this
utility run as a regular user?

Software restriction policies will work, but I agree with you that they're a
huge pain to deal with. Note that this may be a situation in which the
following applies...

"There are seldom good technological solutions for behavioral problems." (Ed
Crowley).

If your users aren't supposed to be doing X, and they go ahead and do X
anyway, make sure you have "Don't do X or you'll be sacked" in a written
computer use policy, which all your users should sign when they start with
the company. In addition, set a domain-wide logon banner that states

"Access for authorized users only. Clicking "OK" below indicates your
agreement to abide by the written computer use policy at Company ABC."

.....that being said, if this is just about display resolution, why does your
management actually care? Just curious.


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