Best Practices
In general, if a policy setting can be configured using a simple user interface and configuration input can be stored in the registry as plain text, consider using an .adm file to configure the setting. Specifically, .adm files are an appropriate solution for the following scenarios:
Creating on/off or yes/no functionality. You can use .adm file settings to act as a switch to turn functionality on or off. It is common for desktop features and functions to be controlled in this manner.
Defining a set of static modes. For example, you can set the language used on a computer. You can set up a static list of language selections, and when the policy setting is enabled, the administrator can select a language from that list. This action ...
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