How to remove the ability to watch movies on a computer?

Question

Windows

It is necessary to remove the ability to watch movies online and also play avi, mkv files, etc. on users' computers. Preferably without additional software. So far, I've only come up with disabling the audio service. All computers in the domain, can you do something with AD policies?

Answer 1

No matter how hard you try, people will find a way around. They will bring their own portable player or browser with installed plugins: I did it myself, nothing is easier than to deceive the admins ;-) You can start the Internet only through a proxy server, and make such restrictions on the proxy side. Well, files larger than 20mb cannot be downloaded, or there is something else to come up with. But this is a fight with the wind. And with people who don't want to work.

Answer 2

Funny option. Restrict rights, remove file associations, put 6 ie )))
Option "correct" Put software for time tracking and do not soar your brain. They won’t watch movies, they’ll surf VK, close VK, they’ll get into mail.ru games, then someone will show you how to work through the anonymizer. This is a windmill war. You just need to track the time and cut the RFP. Notifying in advance. "Please watch all day, we don't mind, but we won't pay for it"

Answer 3

Fire the fucking people who watch movies instead of working and hire those who actually work. If there are no more people who want such a salary, then raise salaries so that people do not want to lose their jobs. :)

Answer 4

All computers in the domain, can you do something with AD policies?

Syndrome of God?!
Tie up! And just give people a job and ask them to do it.
Don't do what you shouldn't do!

Answer 5

On the Internet, you can sit on your phone or just talk for half a day.
You can cut traffic by content type. This applies to online. Although you can remove the excess.

Answer 6

As a rule, such things are better done administratively, and not technically.

Answer 7

For local files:
But they can be opened through "open with".
For example, I would associate them with some one player, and forbid its launch.
But without additional measures, this will not work - people will bring portable players.
Ideally, you also need to run the software only on the white list.

Answer 8

I will also contribute to the flow of evil anti-user suggestions so that they do not have fun:
1. (we select the opportunity to use the multimedia capabilities of the PC)
we transplant everyone to diskless stations with network boot.
On the terminal server, the policies for launching programs only from the "white list" are accordingly configured.
From the terminal server, we only allow sites to the "white list" of sites on the Internet.
2. (we select the opportunity to use our channels to deliver entertainment information)
we jam mobile communications or select mobile devices at the entrance to the territory.
On the territory of the office, you can use only corporate mobile devices with disabled Internet or Internet from the "white list"
3. (.. we continue to mock)
We select any other means of entertainment at the entrance to the territory: magazines, newspapers, booklets, coupons, cosmetics with the composition written on the package.
...
10. (....)
Ban on smoking breaks - not to share entertainment information brought with them in memory outside of workplaces.
Groups of more than 2 people are prohibited. Each group is assigned a curator who controls that all conversations are conducted only on work issues.
xyz (and so on)
Conclusion (it was already in the answers): If you
want people to work, motivate them to work.
No need to control every breath - control the implementation of tasks and deadlines (or rather, assign this responsibility to department heads).
And the employee will always find something to do if he does not want to work.

Answer 9

SMP, for example Stakhanovets, decides. True, at first you will need to stare at him, look at the reports. But it works great. The user is sitting, watching a movie in a small window placed on the monitor so that he closes it with his figure. Here in the middle of the screen a window pops up without any indication of who issued it "Youtube is prohibited during business hours." There is no one from the authorities nearby :)
The user is freaking out, looking around, looking for hidden cameras and starts to get into work, because he suddenly realizes that you can hang cameras here anywhere ...

Answer 10

as an option to remove all codecs / flash, but depending on what they do on the PC
, there will be no video on the computer at all, so you can watch on your smartphone / tablet if you have wi-fi or your own 3g / 4g Internet, so you can do without the authorities here