Summary

• GPs are templates that enable system administrators to control what users can and cannot do on computers, peripheral devices, and network applications across the organization's network
• GPs are stored in C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\<domain>\Policies
• GPOs are a collection of configured parameters that show how computers will look and behave for a certain group of users
• Each GPO contains three possible settings:
  • Not configured setting is the default for GPOs
  • Enabled setting indicates that a GPO is enabled
  • Disabled setting indicates that a GPO is disabled
• GPOs are processed in this order: Local, Site, Domain, Organizational Units
• GPOs assigned to computer accounts are applied when computers are turned on
• GPOs assigned to user accounts are applied when users are logged on to computers
• GPMC is a system administrator's favorite tool for GPOs management
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