silly question, for Network Admins

[Tsaico]

I want to set the history settings globally across my domain, but can't seem to find the registry key to do it, or the GPO to do it either... Can someone tell me where?

 

[Markbnj]

What history? Browser? Recently opened documents?

 

[Nothinman]

Maybe he's trying to fix some past company screwups by rewriting history with AD =)

 

[Markbnj]

Probably the SOX auditors are poking around 🙂.

 

[Rilex]

Use regmon to watch the registry as you make the change in the history options.

 

[Tsaico]

Sorry guys, I meant the History in IE. If I wanted to make everyon'e IE history setting to 10 days, where would I look?

 

[Woodie]

In GPO
User Configuration...Windows Settings...Internet Explorer Maintenance...

 

[Tsaico]

I looked all over that area, and I see no setting for setting the number of days to have in the history. I did see a section in the user settings under IE, but it is only to have or not have the ability to edit the history settings. If the setting was already set to zero, then I cannot change it after this populates the network. It would be handy to have in place after all the histories are set to what ever time frame management wants, but I am looking to arbitrarily set the days to "x" number regardless what the current settings are. So close, but not quite.

 

[Allanv]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Url History]
"DaysToKeep"=dword:0000000a


stick that key in a login script, thats from a XP machine i just set to 10 days, you might want to check a 2k machine first

 

[Tsaico]

Oh, you beat me to it, I was going to post my solution, which was exactly this! Thanks everyone!