Group Policy Common Scenarios 1.0.0

Group Policy is a Microsoft feature that allows administrators to manage and control user settings and computer configurations centrally within a network environment.

Group Policy is frequently used for scenarios such as managing security settings, configuring desktop environment, deploying software applications, and managing user and computer policies.

Group Policy can be used to enforce security settings by configuring policies related to password requirements, account lockouts, user rights assignments, audit policies, and more.

Group Policy enables administrators to configure various aspects of the desktop environment such as enforcing specific wallpaper, controlling Start menu options, managing taskbar settings, and customizing the appearance of folders and icons.

Group Policy can be utilized for software deployment by creating policies to automatically install or uninstall software applications on user or computer groups within the network.

User policies are settings that apply specifically to users, whereas computer policies are settings that apply to computers regardless of the user logged in. Both types of policies can be configured using Group Policy.

Group Policy settings can be customized for specific users or computers by utilizing filtering techniques such as security group filtering, WMI filtering, loopback processing, and item-level targeting.

Group Policy inheritance is the process by which policies applied at higher levels in the Active Directory hierarchy are passed down and applied to lower-level objects. Inheritance can be controlled using block inheritance, enforced policies, and preference item-level targeting.

Yes, there are default Group Policy settings that are automatically applied to new users and computers. These default settings can be modified or overridden by creating specific policies.

There are several tools available for managing Group Policy including the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM), and various PowerShell cmdlets.