General Desktop Administration Tasks

Aside from deploying operating systems to servers and desktops, managing or remotely updating the systems and the end users after deployment can be an even more challenging task. Windows Server 2012 provides several tools to assist with the management of the computer and network infrastructure, but for managing users and desktops, one of the most functional tools is domain-based group policies. With group policies, Windows Update settings can be configured, network configurations can be managed from a central console, end-user data can be migrated to the server and synchronized with the local desktop folder for mobile users, and much more. For more information about how group policies can be used to manage ...

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