Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, And Troubleshooting

This new edition of "Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security" has been revised, renamed, and fully updated to include Windows Server 2008 and all versions of Vista. Inside, you'll learn how to manage your users and computers using Group Policy for all Windows editions. You'll find full coverage of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), essential techniques for Group Policy troubleshooting, advanced control options, and much more.

Discover how to:

Master all Group Policy functions for all versions of Windows, including Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1

Explore every feature of the GPMC to master your administration effectively

Troubleshoot Group Policy using tools, logs, Resource Kit utilities, Registry entries, and third-party tools

Secure your networks and Windows desktops, whether Windows Vista, XP, or Windows Server 2008 systems

Create your own Group Policy Management Station with the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) and the updated GPMC

Script complex GPMC operations, including linking, backup, restore, permissions changes, and more

Perform Group Policy Change Management with Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)

Enhance your Group Policy reach with the all-new Group Policy Preference Extensions (GPPEs)

Coverage Includes Features You Need to Know:
ADM and ADMX Files, the Central Store, Troubleshooting GPOs, and Implementing Security with Group Policy

Master Advanced Features:
Inheritance Blocking, Enforcing, Prioritization, Linking, Loopback Policy Processing, Security Policy Processing, Cross-Forest Trusts, WMIFilters, and Scripting Group Policy Operations

New for this Edition:
Updated GPMC features such as Filters, Comments, and Starter GPOs; Scripting Group Policy Operations with PowerShell; Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM); and Group Policy Preference Extensions (GPPEs)

Revised and updated to include Windows Server 2008 and Vista, this book examines how Group Policy monitors and regulates users and a network's computers Focuses on employing the various Group Policy settings, managing Group Policy with Management Console, troubleshooting Group Policy settings, and implementing network security with Group Policy Discusses administering Group Policy with Microsoft's advanced Group Policy management tool and scripting Group Policy Management Console operations Includes ready-to-use scripts that can be used to automate routine administration tasks