Turn off Desktop Cleanup Wizard via Group Policy

We decided that it was time to turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard on all of our Windows XP computers. Individually, this would be a daunting task. However, because all of our computers are members of the Active Directory domain, we were able to make the change in a matter of minutes. By the end of the day, all Windows XP computers had the Desktop Cleanup Wizard turned off with no way of turning it back on.

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Once you have configured this setting, exit out of the policy and the GPMC and wait for Group Policy to be updated on your workstations (or you can force it to update on a computer by going to a command line and typing 'GPUPDATE /FORCE').

To verify that the policy has taken effect, go into Display properties, click on the Desktop tab, and click the Customize Desktop button. Once the policy has been updated, you will notice that the Desktop Cleanup Wizard information (checkbox and frequency info) no longer appear on the Desktop property page.

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