I'm trying to clear a few check boxes in the Windows 7 Action Center via GPP and am having trouble doing so. I have imported registry keys (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ac tion Center\Checks\...) via the GPP wizard. I've exported the settings to a file and can get them to apply manually. However, the GPP does not seem to apply. Since the entries are in binary format (for a checkbox Microsoft? Really?) it's difficult to know what the setting should actually be. A starting binary value of "01...." seems to turn notices off and a starting value of "23..." seems to turn notices on.

Anyway, I'm stuck and probably doing something wrong. If anyone has done this successfully I'd appreciate some assistance. Google/Bing searches mainly return Backup notification references which we've got working fine (amazing how much easier it is to manipulate a DWORD value).

Side issue is the inability to paste an exported reg file into the Registry section of GPP ("...pasted document is invalid...") so help with that would also be appreciated.

Thanks!