What Are Starter GPOs?

Getting the GPO template to help GPO created. When creating a new GPO, you can choose to use as a starter GPO Source. This makes it easier and faster Creating numerous GPO with the same reference Configuration.

Available Settings

Starter GPO can contain settings From the Administrative Templates node whether or user configuration section Computer Configuration section. Software Windows Settings node of Group Policy settings and are not available because the nodes involvement Interactive services and more complex, domain -related.

Exporting Starter GPOs

You can start the GPO exported to a CAB file (.cab) file, and then load it into another .cab file Environment is completely independent of the source domain / forest. Starter GPO export permit you .cab file to other administrators, who can then use it elsewhere. For example, you can create a GPO custom Internet Explorer security setting. If you want all sites and domains with the same settings, then you can start GPO Export to a .cab file, and then distributed.

When to Use Starter GPOs

Where you will use the Starter GPO most common scenario is when you want a group of a class action setting computer. For example, you may want all companies have the same laptop Desktop restrictions, or all of the file server has the same baseline group policy setting, but enable the Changes in different sectors.

Included Starter GPOs

The GPMC includes a link to create a Starter GPO folder, which contains a number of predefined Starter GPO. The rules for enterprise clients for preconfigured security settings (EC) And Specialized Security - Limited Functionality (SSLF) Client for user and computer settings Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) operating system. You can use the starting point of the policy, when you design a security policy.