Group Policy in Windows Server 2022

So far in this book, you have learned how to set up Windows Server 2022, including installing it, adding post-installation tasks, and adding roles and features. This chapter will teach you about Group Policy (GP) in Windows Server 2022, an advanced configuration that restricts users from changing user and computer settings. After that, you will learn how GPs are managed on a local server and a domain controller. In addition, you will learn about Group Policy Object (GPO) configuration settings and how they are processed.

The second part of this chapter will help you learn about the Local Group Policy Editor, which allows you to manage GPOs on a local server. Moreover, you will learn how to update local GPOs. With that, you will be able to understand computer and user configurations.

Finally, we will cover a chapter exercise that provides a few examples of GPOs for system admins.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

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