Microsoft removes policies from Windows 10 Pro

[techbeck]

Professional editions of Windows 10 ship with the Group Policy Editor that enables users and administrators to make changes to the default configuration of the operating system.

 

Up until now, policy availability was more or less identical for all professional versions of Windows 10. Turns out, this is no longer the case when the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is released.

 

Some policies contain a note stating that they only apply to certain editions of Windows 10, with Windows 10 Pro not being listed as one of them.

 

Note: This setting only applies to Enterprise, Education, and Server SKUs

 

Furthermore, the corresponding Registry keys are not working either anymore which means that Pro users have no option to make changes to features affected by the change.

 

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Update official Microsoft source

Microsoft published a new article on Technet that confirms that policies related to "tips and tricks" and "store suggestions" cannot be disabled anymore on Windows 10 Pro.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/manage-tips-and-suggestions

 

 

 

Affected Policies

 

The policies are still listed when you open the Group Policy Editor on Windows 10 Pro or another affected edition of Windows 10.

 

They do contain the note stating that the policy only applies to the listed editions of Windows 10, and modifying the policy has no affect on editions not listed there.

 

 

                     Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Cloud Content

 

The big one is the Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences policy. We have talked about the feature previously. It powers among other things the installation of third-party apps and extra links on Windows 10.

 

So, if you did not want Candy Crush to be pushed to your operating system, you'd disable the policy to block that from happening.

 

The change prevents Windows 10 Pro users from enabling the policy to block third-party application installations or links.

 

More......

http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/28/microsoft-removes-policies-windows-10-pro/

 

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

Microsoft really appears to be pushing business users to Enterprise or Education if you want greater management.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

There are other methods to use other than GP.

[+Warwagon MVC]

Why remove it? People are paying an extra $100 .. paying $200 for Windows Pro.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Just now, warwagon said:

Why remove it? People are paying an extra $100 .. paying $200 for Windows Pro.

I agree but MS will do as they please.

[+Warwagon MVC]

1 minute ago, Gary7 said:

I agree but MS will do as they please.

Yes, I know they will do as they please

 

But as the angry video game nerd would say "What an ######" lol