Creating a GPO

This recipe shows how to create a GPO.

Getting ready

To create a GPO, sign in to a system with the Group Policy Management feature installed with an account that is either of the following:

• A member of the Domain Admins group
• Delegated to create GPOs

Besides permission to create GPOs, additional permissions are needed to use a Starter GPO or link a GPO to an OU.

How to do it...

This recipe shows two ways to create a GPO:

• Using Group Policy Management
• Using Windows PowerShell

Using Group Policy Management

To create a GPO, perform the following steps:

1. Press Start.
2. Search for Group Policy Management and click its search result, or run gpmc.msc. The Group Policy Management window appears.
3. In the left navigation pane, expand the Forest node.
4. Expand the Domains node, and then navigate to the domain where you want to create the GPO.
5. Expand the domain name and select the Group Policy Objects node:
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