Overview:  With this update, the Third Wall plugin is changing the method by which it applies and removes user policies.  This change applies to the policies:

• Enable Password Protected Screensaver
• Restrict Local Administrator Tools
• Disable *Setup*.exe and *Install*.exe
• Disable .EXE from %AppData%
• Disable Office Macros from Internet
• Disable OLE in Office Documents

Prior versions of Third Wall all approach user-based polices in the following manner.  On initialization, on monitor and on undo, the following events occur:

• A list of all current console users is created.
• For each user detected running a console:
  1. Check the appropriate registry key(s).
  2. Update incorrect key(s) with the proper value.
     
     

Third Wall v2.5.7.5 changes the process for initialization and undo.  The monitor functions are unchanged:

• A list of all user profiles stored on the computer is created.
• For each user profile discovered
  1. Check that the user profile is loaded in the registry.
     • Load the user profile into the registry if not already loaded.
  2. Check the appropriate registry key(s).
  3. Update incorrect key(s) with the proper value.
     • Unload all user profiles which were artificially loaded.
       
       

This change is to make the application and removal of all User-Based policies more consistent and reliable.