Understanding of GPOs and Group Policy Settings

          Group Policy is a built-in tool of windows for applying configuration settings to Windows clients and servers. The GPOs that contain Group Policy settings. Domain-joined Windows 8.1 computers download and apply the settings in GPOs.

GPOs: is an object that contains one or more
policy settings that apply configuration setting for users, computers, or both. GPOs in AD DS are stored in the SYSVOL share on domain controllers, and you can manage them by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). Within the GPMC, you can open and edit a GPO by using the Group Policy Management Editor window. GPOs are logically linked to AD DS containers to apply settings to the objects in those containers.

 **** Note: GPOs can be linked to AD DS sites, domains, and organizational units (OUs). GPOs
cannot be linked to the default Computers or Users containers.