{"id":54917,"date":"2023-11-08T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/?p=54917"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:43:00","slug":"how-to-create-and-link-a-gpo-in-active-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-create-and-link-a-gpo-in-active-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54917\" class=\"elementor elementor-54917\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b575c e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b6b575c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28936f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e28936f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step). In the dynamic realm of<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-management\/\"> Active Directory management<\/a>, mastering the art of <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/using-group-policy-to-enhance-active-directory-security\/\">Group Policy Objects<\/a> (GPOs) is a pivotal skill for any administrator. This step-by-step guide unveils the seamless process of creating and linking GPOs, providing a comprehensive roadmap to navigate the intricacies of Active Directory. This article ensures that we not only grasp the fundamentals but also gain the confidence to wield GPOs effectively in our network administration journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af908c e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7af908c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fdfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3fdfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/using-group-policy-to-enhance-active-directory-security\/\">Using Group Policy to Enhance Active Directory Security<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a5fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4a5fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0970e00 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0970e00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09193aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09193aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5NDQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9VbnRpdGxlZC0yLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54944\" alt=\"How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d865bc6 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d865bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a5fd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brief Overview of Group Policy Objects<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595b94e e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"595b94e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2320e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2320e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/previous-versions\/windows\/desktop\/policy\/group-policy-objects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Group Policy Objects<\/a> (GPOs) are the backbone of centralized management in Windows Active Directory environments. Essentially, GPOs are a set of rules, configurations, and settings that administrators define to govern the behaviour of <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-sid-in-active-directory-users-and-computers-using-powershell\/\">users and computers<\/a> within a network. By implementing GPOs, administrators enforce security policies, regulate system settings, deploy software, and streamline various aspects of network management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00983e2 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"00983e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c346a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c346a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This powerful tool not only enhances organizational efficiency but also ensures a consistent and secure computing environment by allowing administrators to exert control and enforce policies across a multitude of devices and users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bde829 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3bde829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edff4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edff4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/gpo-reports\/\">Try InfraSOS Active Directory GPO Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba82526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba82526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working with Group Policy Objects<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad98ba e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"dad98ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bb7053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GPOs are worked in two different ways: either on a local machine by using the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Local Group Policy Editor\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or on our enterprise system by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). To maintain and create a resilient environment, we concentrate on the enterprise scenario in this article since local policies are processed first (before domain policies).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdfddc e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9cdfddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def222e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"def222e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Installing the Group Policy RSAT Tool<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d81507 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6d81507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032e458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"032e458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the components of the classic<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-install-active-directory-powershell-module-and-import\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Remote Server Administration Tool<\/a> (RSAT) toolkit is the Group Policy Management Console. We may install this <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/previous-versions\/windows\/desktop\/mmc\/microsoft-management-console-start-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMC<\/a>-based (Microsoft Management Console) solution on Windows using the current Windows Settings app.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7a656 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5a7a656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a6216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a6216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We keep the Group Policy settings in the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/previous-versions\/windows\/it-pro\/windows-2000-server\/cc961674(v=technet.10)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SYSVOL<\/a>&#8216; shared folder on a domain controller (DC), and if necessary, we replicate these settings to every other DC in the domain and forest. This process describes the built-in redundancy of Group Policy infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8145a e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1c8145a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bec497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bec497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To proceed, we show how to install the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Group Policy Management Console<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0tool:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, click the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click on &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manage optional features<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8216;and the &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">+ Add a feature<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8216;button at the top.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Scroll down, check the &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RSAT: Group Policy Management Tools&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0checkbox and click\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Install<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c7be1 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27c7be1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0674aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0674aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9vcHRpb25hbC1mZWF0dXJlcy1tZW51LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu-768x596.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54922\" alt=\"How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu-768x596.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu-720x558.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/optional-features-menu.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e00ba e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e4e00ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f67f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f67f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From this point, the Group Policy Management console is accessible. To open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), follow these steps:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Using the Run Dialog:<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Press the<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Windows + R<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to open the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Run<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0dialog box.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Type gpmc.msc and press Enter.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Via the Start Menu:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click on the Start button.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Type &#8220;Group Policy Management Console&#8221; in the search bar.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click on the relevant result that appears.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Through Server Manager (Windows Server):<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If we use a <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-setup-active-directory-on-windows-server-2022\/\">Windows Server<\/a>, we open the Server Manager.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inside the Server Manager window, click on the &#8220;Tools&#8221; in the top-right corner.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Select &#8220;Group Policy Management&#8221; from the list.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77207b e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c77207b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267e83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"267e83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"group policy management console\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9ncm91cC1wb2xpY3ktbWFuYWdlbWVudC1jb25zb2xlLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console-768x470.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54923\" alt=\"group policy management console\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console-768x470.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console-720x441.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-console.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56db185 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"56db185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e051d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e051d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, we see the Group Policy Management console. Here, we introduce how we lay out the Group Policy and how we target specific logical entities in our organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4841fe5 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4841fe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858065f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"858065f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the Group Policy Management Console, we do multiple following functions. For example, we alter pre-existing Group Policy Objects (GPOs), generate new GPOs, adjust the filtering settings of specific GPOs at a group level, and employ <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/previous-versions\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.powershell.core\/about\/about_wmi?view=powershell-5.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMI<\/a> Filtering to pinpoint particular computers. In the next section, we start with creating a new GPO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0f18 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3ba0f18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec74f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec74f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"group policy maangement console environment\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9ncm91cC1wb2xpY3ktbWFhbmdlbWVudC1jb25zb2xlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment-768x416.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54924\" alt=\"Group Policy Management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment-768x416.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment-720x390.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-maangement-console-environment.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520430b e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"520430b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953ba06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"953ba06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/active-directory-reporting\/\">Check out Active Directory Reporting Tool by InfraSOS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3874f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc3874f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating a New Group Policy Object<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b29c4a e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0b29c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b30d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b30d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, let&#8217;s try creating a new Group Policy Object:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right-click on &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Domain Windows Computers<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8216;and select &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Create a GPO in the domain, and Link it here\u2026<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8216;<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71b5a5 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c71b5a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9851c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9851c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"create a gpo before linking it\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcmVhdGUtYS1ncG8tYmVmb3JlLWxpbmtpbmctaXQud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it-768x560.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54926\" alt=\"create a gpo before linking it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it-768x560.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it-300x219.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it-720x525.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/create-a-gpo-before-linking-it.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f48c9 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c7f48c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb4127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Let&#8217;s name it &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Start Menu Cleanup<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8216;and click\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OK<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fd5ef e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a7fd5ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8254b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a8254b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/new-GPO-window.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"new GPO window\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9uZXctR1BPLXdpbmRvdy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/new-GPO-window.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54927\" alt=\"new GPO window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/new-GPO-window.webp 577w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/new-GPO-window-300x140.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3369849 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3369849\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e301a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e301a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Edit the GPO: <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right-click on the linked GPO and select <strong>Edit.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890ff93 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"890ff93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4d542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c4d542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"group policy management editor\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9ncm91cC1wb2xpY3ktbWFuYWdlbWVudC1lZGl0b3Iud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor-768x553.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54928\" alt=\"group policy management editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor-768x553.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor-720x518.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-editor.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b709f16 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b709f16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84a045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84a045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4. Navigate to the Policy Setting:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to these menus:<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Computer Configuration -&gt; Policies -&gt; Windows Settings -&gt; Security Setting -&gt; Local Policies -&gt; User Rights Assignment.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">5. Modify the Policy Setting:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for the policy that we want, like the example below:\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Double-click on the policy, select &#8220;<strong>Define these policy settings<\/strong>,&#8221; and choose &#8220;<strong>Enabled<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026b41d e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"026b41d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fca8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34fca8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"enable created GPO\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9lbmFibGUtY3JlYXRlZC1HUE8ud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO-768x539.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54929\" alt=\"enable created GPO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO-768x539.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO-720x505.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/enable-created-GPO.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a036695 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a036695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26e919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26e919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">6. 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FREE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1873e40 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1873e40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e5c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78e5c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-policy-reports-with-powershell\/\">Create Active Directory Group Policy Reports with PowerShell (GPO)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3dfbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3dfbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Force Update or Wait for Group Policy to Apply<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9b158 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2b9b158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38df9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38df9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please note that this setting is active in the environment; upon the next refresh, all computer objects within that OU see it. Group Policy is processed by domain PCs and servers by default every 90 minutes with a random offset of 30 minutes. Nonetheless, the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/gpresult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gpresult<\/strong> <\/a>command is a valuable tool for testing and troubleshooting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5712930 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5712930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93501a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93501a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using our preferred terminal or shell, we use the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/gpupdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gpupdate<\/a> <\/b>command to compel the computer to update the Group Policy on the system. This command handles all Group Policy modifications for the computer and the<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/create-active-directory-logon-reports-with-powershell\/\"> logged-in user<\/a>. Without requesting permission, the changes we can enforce using the &#8216;<strong>\/force<\/strong>&#8216; switch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e05be2 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7e05be2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a245a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"9a245a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>gpupdate \/force<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0bf79 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3f0bf79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ea722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ea722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To verify, we observe that our system now hides the objects by right-clicking the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Start\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">button and selecting the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shut Down<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sign out<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0menu.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40782a9 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"40782a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea93bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea93bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We prevent the users from restarting or shutting down their machines by this relatively simple modification. These kinds of settings have a lot of variables and applications.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6c57f e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0b6c57f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e230e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e230e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linking a Group Policy Object<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6d82a e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"be6d82a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd8f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd8f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Link the GPO to an Organizational Unit (OU) or Domain:<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Navigate to the target OU or domain where we want to link the GPO.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right-click on the OU or domain, select &#8220;<strong>Link an Existing GPO<\/strong>,&#8221; and choose &#8220;<strong>Domain Controller Security Lockdown.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a693226 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a693226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc91fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc91fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"linking a gpo on group policy management\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MzEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9saW5raW5nLWEtZ3BvLW9uLWdyb3VwLXBvbGljeS1tYW5hZ2VtZW50LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management-768x557.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54931\" alt=\"linkinh a gpo on group policy management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management-720x522.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/linking-a-gpo-on-group-policy-management.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4818aa8 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4818aa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347fbfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347fbfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Confirm the Link:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A dialog box appears. Confirm our selection by clicking &#8220;<strong>Yes<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Verify the Link:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the GPMC, under the target OU or domain, confirm that the &#8220;<strong>Domain Controller Security Lockdown<\/strong>&#8221; GPO is now listed as linked.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4. Force Update or Wait for Group Policy to Apply:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Force a group policy update on the <a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-add-domain-controller-to-an-existing-domain\/\">domain controllers<\/a> using <strong>gpupdate \/force<\/strong> in the command prompt or wait for the policy to apply during the next refresh.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e10d9 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"23e10d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ac4fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0ac4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that the GPOs and domain controllers are connected. Our DCs handles the settings in that GPO the next time they check for modifications to Group Policies. After creating and crafting a collection of settings once, swiftly link or deploy them to a container within our environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c391d1a e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c391d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5d08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-setup-active-directory-on-windows-server-2022\/\">How to Setup Active Directory on Windows Server 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8876246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8876246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modify an Existing Group Policy Object<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892dcc e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0892dcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e653e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e653e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We anticipate finding hundreds or thousands of GPOs in a single domain in larger businesses. Dealing with child OUs, local GPOs, and local policies in the mix, as well as the intricacy of inheriting specific GPOs and utilizing WMI to target particular OS systems is intimidating. Furthermore, there are general performance penalties when PCs start-up and users log in due to the sheer amount of GPOs in our domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2112550 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2112550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4299824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4299824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Group Policy Object Scope<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe18080 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fe18080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883195c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883195c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The domain&#8217;s root is where we locate most of our GPOs. Because of this procedure, every machine and server object within the domain views and uses this GPO by default. Once more, there are techniques to exclude particular people, machines, organizational units, and security groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cc970 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"24cc970\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13da41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13da41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This process allows us to display the Authenticated Users group in the Security Filtering section. This filtering effectively says, &#8220;<strong>Everyone<\/strong>&#8220;: this GPO is visible to any account authenticated with the domain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020c49e e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"020c49e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1eceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c1eceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"gpo scope\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MzMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9ncG8tc2NvcGUud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope-768x752.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54933\" alt=\"gpo scope\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope-768x752.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope-300x294.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope-720x705.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gpo-scope.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4e1cc e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5b4e1cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9315a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9315a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edit the Group Policy Object<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe9c2e e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cbe9c2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829b47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829b47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, let&#8217;s try editing a current GPO:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right-click on the targeted GPO and select &#8216;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&#8216; to initiate the modification process.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b89e5 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"67b89e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9140a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9140a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"edit gpo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5MzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9lZGl0LWdwby53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo-768x484.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54937\" alt=\"edit gpo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo-768x484.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo-720x454.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-gpo.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8a3a9 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2c8a3a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8daba83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8daba83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Navigate through the logical layout, which includes the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Computer Configuration<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">User Configuration<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0trees.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To locate and adjust WSUS settings within\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Computer Configuration, expand -&gt; Policies -&gt; Administrative Templates -&gt; Windows Components -&gt; Windows Update.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Identify the specific setting we want to modify, such as &#8216;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Configure Automatic Updates<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0712e64 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0712e64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13542f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13542f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"configure automatic updates of a GPO\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5NDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jb25maWd1cmUtYXV0b21hdGljLXVwZGF0ZXMtb2YtYS1HUE8ud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO-768x638.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54941\" alt=\"configure automatic updates of a GPO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO-768x638.webp 768w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO-300x249.webp 300w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO-720x598.webp 720w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/configure-automatic-updates-of-a-GPO.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3913800 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3913800\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1264f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1264f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Delve into the properties of the chosen setting to access and analyze the configuration options.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Make necessary adjustments to align the GPO with our desired policy modifications.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e0052 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b5e0052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce08129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce08129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This process is a more involved setting. These are the settings for how we update Windows Updates to my domain. But the point here is we manage all our computers (or a subset) centrally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8189e0 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a8189e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7da78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7da78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This process illustrates how Group Policy Objects (GPOs) enforce restrictions on computer settings. Suppose we examine the Advanced options under Windows Update on this workstation. In that case, we observe that the initial setting, &#8216;<strong>Receive updates for other Microsoft products when we update Windows<\/strong>,&#8217; is now governed by Group Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e186b92 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e186b92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e675a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e675a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technically, it states that we apply some Group Policies to this computer, but we can&#8217;t adjust these settings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d490455 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d490455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9489b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e9489b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/how-to-implement-compliance-governance-policies-for-windows-server\/\">How to Implement Compliance &amp; Governance Policies for Windows Server<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacaaf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cacaaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing the Group Policy Objects<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6560d e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9f6560d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6ccdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce6ccdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon creating a new domain, our Windows Server generates two GPOs as the default configuration \u2013 namely, the &#8216;<strong>Default Domain Policy<\/strong>&#8216; and the &#8216;<strong>Default Domain Controllers Policy.<\/strong>&#8216; These GPOs, at a minimum, determine the parameters for domain password policies, account lockout policies, Kerberos policies, fundamental security options, and various other network security configurations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0549fd4 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0549fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5187c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5187c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For decades, there has been a practice that we should not modify these two policies \u2013 we should create new GPOs instead. There are several reasons for this, but the most fundamental is that when troubleshooting our domain, we must know that we should not change these default configurations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ce4be e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"06ce4be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e6207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e6207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disable a Group Policy Object<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8dda31 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a8dda31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a5256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96a5256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To deactivate a GPO and block its settings from affecting upcoming computers, <strong>right-click<\/strong> on the GPO and select <strong>Disable Link<\/strong>. This action will detach the link and transition the GPO into an inactive or <strong>dormant<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d9260 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e9d9260\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0f925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba0f925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/disable-a-gpo.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"disable a gpo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5NDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9kaXNhYmxlLWEtZ3BvLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/disable-a-gpo.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54942\" alt=\"disable a gpo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/disable-a-gpo.webp 602w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/disable-a-gpo-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1953da e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b1953da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15750eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15750eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete a Group Policy Object<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3816a e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6b3816a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cc353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96cc353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During cleanup and troubleshooting tasks, removing a GPO is accomplished by right-clicking on it and selecting Delete. For a comprehensive and streamlined approach, navigate to the Group Policy Objects view in the tree and initiate the deletion process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a4707 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"34a4707\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a3b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a3b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-confirmation-windo.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"group policy management confirmation window\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ5NDMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9pbmZyYXNvcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9ncm91cC1wb2xpY3ktbWFuYWdlbWVudC1jb25maXJtYXRpb24td2luZG8ud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-confirmation-windo.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54943\" alt=\"group policy management confirmation window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-confirmation-windo.webp 530w, https:\/\/infrasos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/group-policy-management-confirmation-windo-300x127.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b148990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b148990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for reading How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory (Step by Step). We shall conclude the article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71dc620 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"71dc620\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950cf36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950cf36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Also Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infrasos.com\/find-nested-groups-members-in-active-directory-with-powershell\/\">Find Nested Groups &amp; Members in Active Directory with PowerShell<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c904a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c904a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How to Create and Link a GPO in Active Directory  Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf987f e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2bf987f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058b2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058b2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, mastering the creation and linking of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory is an indispensable skill for administrators navigating the intricate landscape of network management. This step-by-step guide has equipped us with the knowledge and confidence to seamlessly implement GPOs, offering a hands-on approach that demystifies the process. 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