1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

2. In the Administration workspace, click Client Settings, and then select Default Client Settings.

3. On the Home tab, click Properties.

4. View and configure the client settings for each group of settings in the navigation pane. For more information about each setting, see About Client Settings in Configuration Manager.

5. Click OK to close the Default Client Settings dialog box.

Client computers will be configured with these settings when they next download client policy. To initiate policy retrieval for a single client, see the Initiate Policy Retrieval for a Configuration Manager Client section in the How to Manage Clients in Configuration Manager topic.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

2. In the Administration workspace, click Client Settings.

3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Custom Client Settings, and then click one of the following options depending on whether you want to create custom client settings for devices or for users:

   • Create Custom Client Device Settings
     
     
   • Create Custom Client User Settings
     
     

4. In the Create Custom Device Settings or Create Custom User Settings dialog box, specify a unique name for the custom settings, and an optional description.

5. Select one or more of the available check boxes that display a group of settings.

6. Click the first group settings from the navigation pane, and then view and configure the available custom settings. Repeat this process for any remaining group settings. For information about each client setting, see About Client Settings in Configuration Manager.

7. Click OK to close the Create Custom Device Settings or Create Custom User Settings dialog box.

8. Select the custom client setting that you have just created. On the Home tab, in the Client Settings group, click Deploy.

9. In the Select Collection dialog box, select the collection that contains the devices or users to be configured with the custom settings, and then click OK. You can verify the selected collection if you click the Deployments tab in the details pane.

10. View the order of the custom client setting that you have just created. When you have multiple custom client settings, they are applied according to their order number. If there are any conflicts, the setting that has the lowest order number overrides the other settings. To change the order number, on the Home tab, in the Client Settings group, click Move Item Up or Move Item Down.

Client computers will be configured with these settings when they next download client policy. To initiate policy retrieval for a single client, see the Initiate Policy Retrieval for a Configuration Manager Client section in the How to Manage Clients in Configuration Manager topic.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Assets and Compliance.

2. In the Assets and Compliance workspace, click Devices, Users, or User Collections.

3. Select a device, user, or user group and in the Client Settings group, select Resultant Client Settings. Alternately, you can right click the device, user, or user group, select Client Settings, and click Resultant Client Settings.

4. Select a client setting from the left pane, and the resultant settings are displayed.

   Note
   To view the resultant client settings, the logged on user must have read access to Client Settings.

   Note
   The displayed resultant settings are read only. To modify any settings, use the above procedures.