Improvements in Group Policy Management

In Windows Server 2012, the basic functions of Group Policy haven’t changed, so the Group Policy Management Console is the same, but with more options and settings available.

The Group Policy Management Console is launched off the Server Manager console or just run as a separate tool, as shown in Figure 1.12. Group policies in the past few years in Windows Server provide more granular management of local machines, specifically having policies that push down to a client that are different for administrator and nonadministrator users.

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Figure 1.12. Group Policy Management Console.

In addition, starting with ...

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