Installing applications

This recipe shows how to install an application using Group Policy.

Getting ready

To manage settings for 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
• The current owner of the GPO
• Delegated the Edit settings or Edit settings, delete, modify security permission on the GPO

How to do it...

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 install the application.
5. Expand the domain name and then expand the Group Policy Objects node.
6. Locate the GPO that you want to manage and select it.
7. In the left navigation pane, right-click the GPO and select...