Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

  • Windows 2012: Update IE Settings for all Users with GPEdit

    The most straightforward way to apply blanket updates to Internet Explorer settings for all users on a particular machine is to use the GPUpdate.msc tool to set the local group policy. Finding where these settings are in the group policy can be a challenge in itself.

    In the following article I will review:

    1. Where to go in the local group policy to enable IE compatibility mode for a specific site on your local network
    2. How to set what sites are considered to be on your local network
    3. How to change an advanced setting for sites on your local network
    4. Dealing with IE  Enhanced Security Configuration errors

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  • Allow Single Sign-on for RemoteApps in Windows 2012

    In RemoteApps for Windows Server 2012 the support for .RDP and .MSI file distribution has been discontinued in favor of using the Web portal method. In this article I will review how to allow single sign-on for users on a LAN for RemoteApps hosted by Windows Server 2012. (more…)

  • How to Setup RemoteApp to Connect Without a Password Prompt

    With Windows Server 2008 and 2012 you can now stream applications from the server to each user’s desktop. This means that the application looks like it is running locally on the user’s machine, when in fact it is running from the server.

    RemoteApp is great for centralizing applications in a corporate environment, and simplifies maintenance since the applications are running on a single machine optimized to host them rather than from each user’s machine (each possibly with different hardware, a different Operating System, and an almost unlimited number of different configuration settings). (more…)