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"Using Group Policy to hide and map specified drives"

How to add a Trusted Sites URL without deleting existing sites from the list or locking users from making changes to the same afterwards, using Group Policies.

"The good news is that businesses don't need to wait any longer to deploy Google Chrome. Today, we're announcing that Chrome offers controls that enable IT administrators to easily configure and deploy the browser on Windows, Mac, and Linux according to their business requirements. We've created an MSI installer that enables businesses who use standard deployment tools to install Chrome for all their managed users. We've also added support for managed group policy with a list of policies and a set of templates that allow administrators to easily customize browser settings to manage security and privacy."

I re-logged into the machine and found that they are not in place still. I surprised and made relogin again, this time they mapped. Finally after applying multiple tests like this, I came to a conclusion that, I have below two problems…  1) Drive mapping is not happening at every attempt  2) Background processing of drive mapping is not working"

Group Policy Addon

Customize Default Windows 8. Start Screen for all Machine Users. Allows user to change default screen and doesn't require use of group policy.

"Deploy Chrome across your organization using the MSI installer. Control updates and customize your Chrome deployment with support for managed group policy and authentication protocols."

"David Mikhail, one of Fairfax County Public Schools' top Windows engineers had put together a master list of software to blacklist via GPO.  This gives us the flexibility to allow users local admin right with some comfort that known bad software can't be installed."