Book description
Get up to speed on the latest Group Policy tools, features, and best practicesGroup Policy, Fundamentals, Security, and the Managed Desktop, 3rd Edition helps you streamline Windows and Windows Server management using the latest Group Policy tools and techniques. This updated edition covers Windows 10 and Windows Server vNext, bringing you up to speed on all the newest settings, features, and best practices. Microsoft Group Policy MVP Jeremy Moskowitz teaches you the major categories of Group Policy, essential troubleshooting techniques, and how to manage your Windows desktops.
This is your complete guide to the latest Group Policy features and functions for all modern Windows clients and servers, helping you manage more efficiently and effectively.
- Perform true desktop and server management with the Group Policy Preferences, ADMX files, and additional add-ons
- Use every feature of the GPMC and become a top-notch administrator
- Troubleshoot Group Policy using tools, enhanced logs, Resource Kit utilities, and third-party tools
- Manage printers, drive maps, restrict hardware, and configure Internet Explorer
- Deploy software to your desktops, set up roaming profiles, and configure Offline Files for all your Windows clients—and manage it all with Group Policy settings
- Secure your desktops and servers with AppLocker, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, and the Security Configuration Manager
This is your comprehensive resource to staying current, with expert tips, techniques, and insight.
Table of contents
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Credits
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- About The Contributors
- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Group Policy Essentials
- Getting Ready to Use This Book
- Getting Started with Group Policy
- Active Directory and Local Group Policy
- An Example of Group Policy Application
- Examining the Resultant Set of Policy
- Group Policy, Active Directory, and the GPMC
- Group Policy 101 and Active Directory
- Our Own Group Policy Examples
- Final Thoughts
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Chapter 2: Managing Group Policy with the GPMC and via PowerShell
- Common Procedures with the GPMC and PowerShell
- Security Filtering and Delegation with the GPMC
- Performing RSoP Calculations with the GPMC
- Searching and Commenting Group Policy Objects and Policy Settings
- Starter GPOs
- Back Up and Restore for Group Policy
- Migrating Group Policy Objects between Domains
- GPMC At-a-Glance Icon View
- Final Thoughts
- Chapter 3: Group Policy Processing Behavior Essentials
- Chapter 4: Advanced Group Policy Processing
- Chapter 5: Group Policy Preferences
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Chapter 6: Managing Applications and Settings Using Group Policy
- Understanding Administrative Templates
- Exploring ADM vs. ADMX and ADML Files
- ADMX and ADML Files: What They Do and the Problems They Solve
- The Central Store
- Creating and Editing GPOs in a Mixed Environment
- Using ADM and ADMX Templates from Other Sources
- ADMX Migrator and ADMX Editor Tools
- PolicyPak Application Manager
- Final Thoughts
- Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Group Policy
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Chapter 8: Implementing Security with Group Policy
- The Two Default Group Policy Objects
- The Strange Life of Password Policy
- Inside Basic and Advanced Auditing
- Restricted Groups
- Restrict Software Using AppLocker
- Controlling User Account Control with Group Policy
- Wireless (802.3) and Wired Network (802.11) Policies
- Configuring Windows Firewall with Group Policy
- Final Thoughts
- Chapter 9: Profiles: Local, Roaming, and Mandatory
- Chapter 10: The Managed Desktop, Part 1: Redirected Folders, Offline Files, and the Synchronization Manager
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Chapter 11: The Managed Desktop, Part 2: Software Deployment via Group Policy
- Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) Overview
- Assigning and Publishing Applications
- Advanced Published or Assigned
- Default Group Policy Software Installation Properties
- Removing Applications
- Using Group Policy Software Installation over Slow Links
- MSI, the Windows Installer, and Group Policy
- Deploying Office 2010 and Later Using Group Policy (MSI Version)
- Installing Office Using Click-to-Run
- System Center Configuration Manager vs. Group Policy (and Alternatives)
- Final Thoughts
- Chapter 12: Finishing Touches with Group Policy: Scripts, Internet Explorer, Hardware Control, Printer Deployment, Local Admin Password Control
- Scripting Group Policy Operations with Windows PowerShell
- Group Policy and VDI Not everyone is flocking to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Most still have a standard desktop and laptop running the operating system on the actual machine itself.
- Advanced Group Policy Management
- Appendix D: Security Compliance Manager
- Appendix E: Microsoft Intune and PolicyPak Cloud
- End-User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Group Policy
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2015
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9781119035589
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