Microsoft® Windows® Group Policy Guide

Summary

To work with Group Policy, the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) should be your tool of choice. Not only does the GPMC provide a fairly intuitive interface for working with Group Policy, but it also provides an extended feature set, allowing you to do more with Group Policy than if you use the standard Group Policy Object Editor. When you work with the GPMC, the console connects by default to the PDC Emulator for your logon domain. This configuration ensures that there is a central location for managing changes to Group Policy. If the PDC Emulator is unavailable for any reason, you can choose the domain controller to which you will connect. You can also set the domain controller focus manually if necessary.

Generally speaking, Group ...