Vista GPO: Disable File Sharing
I am not able to find a GPO setting for disabling File Sharing of local folders or printers and to turn off network discovery. However there is a setting called "No computers Near me in Network Locations" in Windows XP but is there anything similar to that in Vista as well? I just dont want users to browse the internal network, thats all.
Re: Vista GPO: Disable File Sharing
To disable file sharing or printer sharing, follow the below steps:
- Start Network and Sharing Center.
- Click the down arrow button next to either File Sharing or Printer Sharing.
- To dont allow users to share files or folders, or to share printers, click Turn off file sharing or Turn on printer sharing.
- Click Apply.
- If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
More information here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc753176.aspx