I have a group policy in place that among other things, it has enabled User configuration\Policies\administrative templates\Windows components\Windows explorer: "No computers Near Me in Network Locations" AND "No Entire Network in Network Locations" enabled.
We have placed a shortcut in our Point of Sale software that opens a folder mapped to the X drive.
I have Windows explorer locked down so they don't get a navigation pane. In the address bar is "computer>Folder(servername\folder)
They can click on the computer and they get "this folder is empty". OK so far. If they click the "up" arrow it takes them to the desktop where you have the user system folder, libraries, the shortcut we put on the desktop to access the Point of Sale software and the network locations "system folder" where they can browse out and see all the computers on the network! I even have the policy enabled that hides network locations on the desktop, but it still appears here.
Looking at the users desktop, there is only the shortcut we placed there.
I have set permissions to prevent access to all the shares I've found so far. The former admin had a bad habit of using the everyone group. Is there a way to prevent access to the "desktop" when hitting the "up arrow" in Windows explorer? Maybe a way to remove the "up Arrow"?
TIA
DDS