Group Policy Maintenance

As we begin to wind down this discussion on Group Policy, we close the chapters regarding the cool capabilities and functionality that exist inside this technology, and turn our attention to ensuring that Group Policy continues to run well in our environments. While maintenance tasks are always less glamorous than creation-type tasks, it is every GP administrator's duty to know how to perform the jobs outlined here.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Documenting Group Policy
  • Searching Group Policy
  • Starter GPOs
  • Backing up and restoring GPOs
  • Implementing ADMX/ADML files
  • Delegating permissions to manage Group Policy

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