Streamline Windows Server management by grouping policy settings to monitor and regulate users and the network's computers. Revised and updated to include Windows Server 2008 and Vista, Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, and Troubleshooting examines how Group Policy monitors and regulates users and controls activity on a network’s computers. Employ the various Group Policy settings, learn how to manage Group Policy with Management Console, troubleshoot Group Policy settings, and implement network security with Group Policy. Also, find ready-to-use scripts that you can use to automate routine administration tasks.Introduction.

Chapter 1: Group Policy Essentials.

Chapter 2: Managing Group Policy with the GPMC.

Chapter 3: GPMC 2.0—Filtering, Comments, and Starter GPOs.

Chapter 4: Group Policy Processing Behavior Essentials.

Chapter 5: Advanced Group Policy Processing.

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Group Policy.

Chapter 7: ADM and ADMX Template Management.

Chapter 8: Implementing Security with Group Policy.

Chapter 9: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Security Enhancements with Group Policy.

Chapter 10: Group Policy Preference Extensions.

Chapter 11: Scripting Group Policy Operations with PowerShell.

Chapter 12: Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM).

Appendix A: Group Policy Tools.

Index.Jeremy Moskowitz, Group Policy MVP, is the Chief Propeller-Head for Moskowitz, inc., and GPanswers.com. He is a nationally recognized authority on Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and other Windows management topics. He is one of less than a dozen Microsoft MVPs in Group Policy. He runs GPanswers.com, ranked by Computerworld as a "Top 20 Resource for Microsoft IT Professionals." Jeremy frequently contributes to Microsoft TechNet Magazine, Windows IT Pro magazine, and Redmond magazine. Jeremy is a sought-after speaker at many industry conferences, and, in his training workshops, helps thousands of administrators every year do more with Group Policy. Contact Jeremy by visiting GPanswers.com.Comprehensive Group Policy Coverage, including Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1

This new edition of Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security has been revised, renamed, and fully updated to include Windows Server 2008 and all versions of Vista. Inside, you'll learn how to manage your users and computers using Group Policy for all Windows editions. You'll find full coverage of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), essential techniques for Group Policy troubleshooting, advanced control options, and much more.

Discover how to:

• Master all Group Policy functions for all versions of Windows, including Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1

• Explore every feature of the GPMC to master your administration effectively

• Troubleshoot Group Policy using tools, logs, Resource Kit utilities, Registry entries, and third-party tools

• Secure your networks and Windows desktops, whether Windows Vista, XP, or Windows Server 2008 systems

• Create your own Group Policy Management Station with the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) and the updated GPMC

• Script complex GPMC operations, including linking, backup, restore, permissions changes, and more

• Perform Group Policy Change Management with Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)

• Enhance your Group Policy reach with the all-new Group Policy Preference Extensions (GPPEs)

Coverage Includes Features You Need to Know:
ADM and ADMX Files, the Central Store, Troubleshooting GPOs, and Implementing Security with Group Policy

Master Advanced Features:
Inheritance Blocking, Enforcing, Prioritization, Linking, Loopback Policy Processing, Security Policy Processing, Cross-Forest Trusts, WMI Filters, and Scripting Group Policy Operations

New for this Edition:
Updated GPMC features such as Filters, Comments, and Starter GPOs; Scripting Group Policy Operations with PowerShell; Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM); and Group Policy Preference Extensions (GPPEs)