Microsoft KB Archive/225630

= Group Policy "Don't Save Settings At Exit Policy" Does Not Perform as Expected =

Article ID: 225630

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q225630



SUMMARY
When you use the System Policy Editor tool to assign the "Don't save settings on exit" policy to a Windows NT 4.0 group, some settings may not be saved when a user logs off their computer.

For example, a user can save screen colors, backgrounds, shortcuts placed on the desktop, and so forth. However, they may not be able to save changes made to the position and size of the taskbar, open windows, or the position of icons on the desktop.



Windows NT 4.0
This behavior is by design. Mandatory profiles can be instituted to control other aspects of the user's desktop. For more information on creating and using system policies, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

159936 Using the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 System Policy Editor

On Windows 2000
The policy is located in the UserConfiguration/AdministrativeTemplate/Desktop folder of the Default Domain policy. The explanation of the policy is listed above. After implementing the policy, confirm that some changes are saved. For example, placing an icon on the desktop. This is the expected result of the policy.

For additional information about Windows 2000 policies, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/Deploy/management/GroupPolicyWT/default.asp

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