Chapter 12. Creating Custom Environments

This chapter focuses mainly on modifying the default behavior of Group Policy objects (GPOs) in custom environments, such as when a user’s computer is connecting to the network in a unique manner or needs special configurations. We will investigate the GPO settings that allow you to control, secure, and configure these environments to ensure a functional but secure environment.

The scenarios we will examine here may include the use of loopback processing, and this is reviewed first. Loopback processing is a unique and flexible option that allows for control of user settings through computer configurations. You can thus ...

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