"Group Policy for Beginners" from Microsoft

Microsoft Downloads - Group Policy for Beginners

"Introduces Group Policy, provides an overview of what you can do with Group Policy, describes essential concepts that you must know, and provides step-by-step instructions for the most common Group Policy tasks

File Name: GroupPolicyforBeginners.docx

Size: 836KB

Version: April 2011

Date Published: 4/28/2011

Group Policy is the essential way that most organizations enforce settings on their computers. This white paper introduces Group Policy, provides an overview of what you can do with Group Policy, describes essential concepts that you must know, and provides step-by-step instructions for the most common Group Policy tasks.

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Group Policy is one of those things that you either know or don't. You're either a victim of it (at the mercy of it being inflicted on you, etc, etc) or in control of it. And there's a good chance that someone in your organization can and will make changes that reach out and impact you. So, even as a developer or power user, the more you know the better off you'll be.

Here's the cover and thumbnail snaps;

Here's the TOC;

Contents
Group Policy for Beginners    4
Overview of Group Policy    4
Essential Group Policy Concepts    5
Group Policy objects    6
Group Policy Links    6
Group Policy Inheritance    7
Group Policy Settings    8
Group Policy Refresh    11
Essential Group Policy Tasks    11
Creating a GPO    12
Editing a GPO    13
Linking a GPO    14
Unlinking a GPO    14
Deleting a GPO    15
Updating Clients    17
Backing Up GPOs    18
Restoring GPOs    20
Installing the GPMC in Windows 7    21
Conclusion    23
 

 

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