Group Policies
2003
2012 Changes
Invoke-GPUPdate
- Invoke-GPUpdate
- GPUpdate an OU of Computers
- get-random.net: Remotely execute GPUPDATE via PowerShell with Invoke-GPUpdate function
- Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Infrastructure Status - Group Policy Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Overview - Group Policy Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Results Report Improvements - Group Policy Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Group Policy in Windows Server 2012: Using Remote GPUpdate - Group Policy Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Group Policy Overview
- What's New in Group Policy
- Windows 8.1 Logon Script Delay Group Policy Setting - PlatformsPFE - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
ADMX files
- Download Group Policy Sample ADMX Files from Official Microsoft Download Center
- Download Group Policy ADMX Schema files from Official Microsoft Download Center
- Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide
- Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide
Blogs and Discussions
Client-side extensions
Environment Variables
- Windows Environment Variables | SS64.com
- User Shell Folders | SS64.com
- Recognized Environment Variables
Group Policy Management Console
Hyper-V
Infrastructure
Local Policies
- Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Multiple Local Group Policy Objects
- Local Group Policy - Reset to Default - Windows 7 Help Forums
- How to Reset Local Group Policy Objects to default settings | Escape Logic
- How To Use the Group Policy Editor to Manage Local Computer Policy in Windows XP
- Local Group Policy to its default to all clients in a Domain level
- Resetting Local Policy back to default - Policy - Windows 2000/NT
- Blog: Using Secedit To Apply Security Templates | ITNinja
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Loopback processing
Morphed Folder under Sysvol
- Morphed folders appear in the SYSVOL Group Policy folder after you use Group Policy Object Editor to view a GPO on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller
- 8 AD Mistakes You May Have Missed -- Redmondmag.com
- [ActiveDir] Morphed folders in Sysvol causing headache > ActiveDir List Archives > ActiveDir.org
- A Quick Tip To Check For Morphed Folders In An Active Directory Forest :: Active Directory :: Admin Tips :: Windows Server 2008 :: Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base :: KBase Tips :: WindowsNetworking.com
- Fix morphed sysvol folders "Policies" & "Scripts"
- Answer : Fix morphed sysvol folders "Policies" & "Scripts"
- Sysvol Replication change in Windows 2008 | Windows Tricks
- Morphed Folders for Active Directory Disaster Recovery, Server 2003
Planning and Deployment
- *** (fantastic reference) Group Policy Planning and Deployment Guide
- Staging Group Policy deployments
PowerShell
- The top five Group Policy PowerShell commands
- Group Policy Reporting and Analysis with Windows PowerShell - YouTube
- Cool listing of PowerShell-based Group Policy Scripts - Group Policy Software - SDM Software | Group Policy Management & Administration Tools
- Group Policy Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell
Preferences
Print Management
- Print Management Step-by-Step Guide
- Overview of Print Management
- Managing Printers and Print Servers
- Print Servers: Print Services Management - YouTube
- Use Print Management snap in to manage print server remotely - ITKB - Confluence
- New Print Server Management Pack Supports Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 - System Center: Operations Manager Engineering Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Use the Print Management console for Windows Server 2008 print server | TechRepublic
- Print Management Guide - Step-by-Step Guide for Print Management.
- Migrate Print Servers
Refresh Interval
Resultant Set of Policies
Scripting
- Scripting for Group Policy
- Force a Domain-Wide Update of Group Policy with PowerShell - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Use PowerShell to Find Group Policy RSoP Data - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Updating Group Policy on a Dark and Stormy Night - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Using Group Policy to Deploy a Windows PowerShell Logon Script - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Powershell, VB Script, SQL and JavaScript - TechNet IT Pro's and Scripting Guys
- gets a list of all Group Policy Objects in the domain filtered on the value of GPOSettingName
- Script List all group policies that apply to a specific AD group (PowerShell)
- Script Backup All GPOs Powershell
- Script Compare-GPO.ps1
- Script Group Policy Report- Last time Group Policy was applied
- Script Group Policy WMI filter cmdlet module
- Script Group Policy cleanup - consolidation - included site wize GPOs
- Script Backup Group Policy with Report and Links
- Script Convert Registry files (.reg) into ADMX/ADML files for GPO
- creates a report of all your GPO's
- Script Removing ADM files from Sysvol
- Script Report from all GPOs
- Script Backup All Group Policies in one place to import in another
- Script Create GPO and set Security Filtering
- Script Reset folders Redirected by GP to Default location
- Script Backup Group Policy Objects
- Script Powershell Import-GPO : The Data Is Invalid Fixed
- Script Backup modified Group Policy Objects
- Script Get-XMLForEachGPO.ps1
- Script Save RSOP Information to an HTML File
- Script List RSOP User Rights Information
- List Logon Scripts Deployed to the Local Computer
- List Shutdown Scripts Deployed to the Local Computer
- Script Toggle a GPO on an OU
- Script List RSOP Security Settings Numeric Information
- Script List RSOP Administrative Template Information for the Logged-On User
- Script List RSOP Information for the Logged-On User
- Script List RSOP Information for a Computer
- Script Compare the Version Numbers of a Domain-based GPO
- List Logoff Scripts Deployed to the Local Computer
- List Startup Scripts Deployed to the Local Computer
- Script Verify that the Local GPO Exists on the Local Computer
- List RSOP Script Execution Times
- List RSOP User Script Execution Times
- Script Check For the Sysvol Folder on a Domain Controller
- Script Save RSOP Information to an XML File
- Script List RSOP Linked Group Policies Information for a Computer
- Script List RSOP Application Management Setting Information for a Computer
- Script GPO GUID Search
- Download Group Policy Management Console Sample Scripts from Official Microsoft Download Center
- Roaming profile slow logon | VBScript | SS64.com
Search GPOs and Settings
- Group Policy Search
- Download Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server from Official Microsoft Download Center
Security Settings
Slow Links
Tools
- Download Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools from Official Microsoft Download Center
- Dcgpofix: Group Policy
- Get the latest version of the GPOTool.exe | Anything about IT
- GPOtool.exe freeware tests and fixes GPO managed workstation software installs. | Windows content from Windows IT Pro
- Freeware Utilities - Group Policy Management Tools - SDM Software
- GPO Reporting Pak - Group Policy Management Tools - SDM Software | Group Policy Management & Administration Tools
- Group Policy Compare - GPO Compare - Group Policy Management Tools - SDM Software
- Group Policy Export - GPO Exporter - Group Policy Management Tools - SDM Software
- Troubleshoot Group Policy from the Command Line with GPRESULT
- SolutionBase: Tools you can use to troubleshoot Group Policies in Windows Server 2003 | TechRepublic
Troubleshooting
- Group Policy Troubleshooting: Group Policy
- Group Policy Analysis and Troubleshooting Overview
- Windows Administration: Your Guide to Group Policy Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Group Policy Using Event Logs
Tutorials and Guides
User and Computer configuration settings
Videos and Webcasts
- What's New in Group Policy? | TechNet Edge
- What's new in Group Policy for Windows 7? | TechNet Edge
- Power Management and Troubleshooting Group Policy | TechNet Edge
- Using Group Policy to set default printers in Windows 7 | TechNet Edge
- Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)
- Using Group Policy with Windows and Windows Server 2008
- Group Policy Preferences | TechNet Edge
- TechNet Webcast: Group Policy Fundamentals (Part 06 of 14): Group Policy Processing Behavior-Initial Processing of GPOs (Level 200)
- TechNet Webcast: Group Policy (Part 1 of 2): Best Practices and Tips and Tricks (Level 200)
- Group Policy Central Store
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to Group Policy
- Troubleshooting Group Policy
- TechNet Events & Webcasts: Live events, on-demand webcasts, podcasts, and virtual labs.
- TechNet Online Event: ITPROCLI-310: Automating Desktop Management with Windows Powershell V2.0 and Group Policy Management
- TechNet Webcast: Network Isolation Using Group Policy and IPsec (Part 1 of 3) (Level 200)
- TechNet Webcast: Network Isolation Using Group Policy and IPsec (Part 2 of 3) (Level 200)
- How Do I: Using Group Policy to manage services and enable remote management?
- Internet Explorer 9 Group Policy Management
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Quick Look #5 - Group Policy Management | TechNet Edge
- Small Business Webcast: The Advantages of Group Policies in SBS 2003 (Level 100)
- How Do I: Create a group policy to manage Windows Phone devices with System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008?
- “Talk TechNet” Episode 1 - GPOs with Jeremy Moskowitz - Register Now! - Keith Combs' Blahg - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Screencast: How-To Configure the Central ADMX Store | TechNet Edge
- Configuring Group Policy (Part 1) - Windows Server 2008 R2 - YouTube
- Windows Server 2008: create group policy for Active Directory - YouTube
- New Group Policy Settings in Windows Server 2008 - Blue - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Virtual Labs
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to Group Policy
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Advanced Group Policy Management
- TechNet Virtual Labs
- TechNet Virtual Labs
WMI filtering - Item Level Targeting
- Using WMI to Target Desktop Policies in Group Policy & Preferences - YouTube
- Blog: Using WMI to Target Desktop Policies in Group Policy & Preferences | ITNinja
- Security Filtering, WMI Filtering, and Item-level Targeting in Group Policy Preferences - Group Policy Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- WMI filtering using GPMC: Group Policy
- Using WMI Filters to apply Group Policy to a target operating system - Spiceworks
- How to find and use WMI values for Group Policy Filtering
- WMIC - Take Command-line Control over WMI
- www.sans.org/security-resources/sec560/windows_command_line_sheet_v1.pdf
- WMIC - The Windows secret weapon
- Command Line WMI: Basic Syntax and Querying
- Group Policy
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