GPO Redirecting Downloads

[MrFrostmaul]

Hello,

 

I am trying to redirect the downloads folder for all students. Current using a test account and on their GPO during half term but it does not want to work.

The downloads setup correctly, but it fails to create the Downloads folder due to security access denied when the administrators and user has full control to their home area so I created the Downloads folder manually to see and getting the following error in event viewer. The user does have full permission to this inherited folder and so do all domain administrators.

 

Anyone come across this before?

[RowlandoGloom]

What happens if you use Group Policy Preferences to create the folder at first login:

 

User Config->Preferences->Windows Settings->Folders

 

Call it something like "N:\Downloads" and choose 'Create' as the action so it doesn't keep trying every time you log in.

[MrFrostmaul]

Just tried, but getting the following error in event viewer:

 

" Error details: "Access is denied." for failing to redirect the downloads folder and also getting the following one with that setting and fails to create the folder.

 

"The user 'Downloads' preference item in the 'All Students Group Policy {ID #####}' Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070003 The system cannot find the path specified.' This error was suppressed."

 

 

EDIT: Just got it working, thank you RowlandoGloom. Done that and unticked the "Grant the user exclusive rights to Downloads" from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2493506

Edited October 28, 2015 by MrFrostmaul

[RowlandoGloom]

Glad you're up and running. Why are tick boxes there that seem to serve no purpose other than breaking things.