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Enable Loopback Processing for View Desktops
To make User Configuration settings that usually apply to a computer apply to all of the users that log in to
that computer, enable loopback processing.
Prerequisites
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Create GPOs for the View component group policy settings and link them to the OU that contains your
View desktops.
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Verify that the Microsoft MMC and the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in are available on your Active
Directory server.
Procedure
1 On your Active Directory server, select Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory
Users and Computers.
2 Right-click the OU that contains your View desktops and select Properties.
3 On the Group Policy tab, click Open to open the Group Policy Management plug-in.
4 In the right pane, right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
The Group Policy Object Editor window appears.
5 Expand the Computer Configuration folder and then expand the Administrative Templates, System,
and Group Policy folders.
6 In the right pane, right-click User Group Policy loopback processing mode and select Properties.
7 On the Setting tab, select Enabled and then select a loopback processing mode from the Mode drop-down
menu.
Option Action
Merge
The user policy settings applied are the combination of those included in
both the computer and user GPOs. Where conflicts exist, the computer GPOs
take precedence.
Replace
The user policy is defined entirely from the GPOs associated with the
computer. Any GPOs associated with the user are ignored.
8 Click OK to save your changes.
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