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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

You're reading from  Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786462824
Pages 314 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (3):
Richard Diver Richard Diver
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Manuel Singer Manuel Singer
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Jeff Stokes Jeff Stokes
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface 1. Installation and Upgrading 2. Configuration and Customization 3. User Account Administration 4. Remote Administration Tools 5. Device Management 6. Protecting Enterprise Data in BYOD Scenarios 7. Windows 10 Security 8. Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection 9. Advanced Configurations 10. RedStone 3 Changes

Manage user sign in options

Windows 10 Enterprise offers a range of configurable options to manage the account logon process. Some of the features are designed to increase security, others are to improve the user experience.

The following settings can be configured via GPO to ensure a consistent approach across all domain-joined computers:

Setting name

Description

Turn on convenience PIN

This setting should be disabled as it causes the password to be cached in the system vault; instead, use the Hello for Business feature, which we will see later in this chapter.

Turn off picture password sign in

This policy should be enabled to prevent the use of this feature. Picture password sign in enables the user to sign in with a unique gesture based on their picture, but also causes the user's password to be cached in the system vault. Windows Hello for Business is...

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