2.1. Common Procedures with the GPMC

In the last chapter, we created and linked some GPOs, which we can see in the Group Policy Objects container, to see how, at each level, we were affecting our users. In this section, we'll continue by working with some of the more advanced options for applying, manipulating, and using Group Policy.

Clicking a GPO itself (or a link) lets you get more information about what they do. For now, feel free to click around, but I suggest that you don't change anything until we get to the specific examples.

Various tabs are available to you once you click the GPO itself or a link. For instance, let's locate the GPO that's linked to the Human Resources Users OU. We'll do this by drilling down to Group Policy Management ...

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