Enforcing the settings of a GPO Link

This recipe shows how to enforce a GPO link to ensure that its settings always apply.

Getting ready

To enforce a GPO link, 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 link the GPO.
5. Expand the domain name.
6. Navigate to the OU where you want to enforce the GPO link.
7. Expand the OU.
8. Right-click the GPO link you want to enforce, and toggle Enforced on...