by Darren Mar-Elia | Aug 13, 2026 | General Stuff, Security-related
The title of this blog says it all. What happens to Group Policy processing when a client machine is off the network and can’t contact its domain controllers (DCs)? When trying to find the answer, you face even more follow-up questions: Does the applied policy...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jul 20, 2026 | Event Logs, General Stuff, Group Policy, Group Policy Management, Security Policy
Years ago, if you wanted to configure Windows Event Logs for things like maximum log size or retention behavior, you typically did that in Security Settings. Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft added a new Administrative Template that added new Administrative Template...
by Darren Mar-Elia | May 4, 2026 | General Stuff
I still stumble across questions about Group Policy Loopback Processing on Reddit and other platforms. It confounds a lot of folks because what it does is a bit complex. In this blog, I am going to try to break it down so it is easy to digest. What is Loopback...
