Chapter exercise – examples of GPOs for system administrators

In this chapter exercise, you will get acquainted with some GPOs that may interest system administrators. For example, renaming the administrator account, disabling the guest account, blocking Microsoft accounts, prohibiting access to the Control Panel and PC settings, and denying access to all removable media drives are some of the most used GPOs these days. In addition, you will learn how to implement the needed GPOs in your organization using GPMC.

Renaming the administrator account

To rename the administrator account using a GPO in Windows Server 2022, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\SecuritySettings\Local Policies\Security Options path to reach the GPO.
2. Double-click Accounts: Rename the administrator account.
3. In the Properties dialog box, check the Define this policy setting box and enter the new name you want to use for the administrator...