Copying a GPO

This recipe shows how to copy an existing GPO to a new GPO. This is useful when you have configured the perfect GPO but want to adjust just a single setting to apply to legacy versions of the operating system or a test version in another OU.

Getting ready

To copy 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 and has at least read permissions on the GPO to be copied

How to do it...

This recipe shows two ways to copy a GPO:

• Using Group Policy Management
• Using Windows PowerShell

Using Group Policy Management

To copy 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...