Software Restriction Policies Do Not Persist After You Define Them

After you define Software Restriction Policies (also known as SAFER) under the User Configuration node of your domain policy, when you later click that Software Restriction Policies container, you receive the following message in the right pane of Group Policy Object Editor:

This problem may also occur if you remove existing Software Restriction Policies. They may reappear after you enter the snap-in again.

This problem occurs if you define Software Restriction Policies but if you do not change one or more of the default settings before you quit Group Policy Object Editor. In this scenario, the domain controller is not correctly updated with the information that the policy is changed.

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart Requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix Replacement Information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, 32-Bit Editions

Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Edition

To work around this problem, modify one of the default Software Restriction Policy rules, and then apply the changes. Reopen the Software Restriction Policy item, restore the modified rule to its default setting, and then save your changes. The domain controller is then successfully updated with the information that the policy is changed.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

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