Lecture Managing and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment - Module 7: Managing the user environment by using group policy. This module explains how to use Group Policy to assign scripts, restrict group membership and access to software and configure folder redirection. As well, this module explains how to determine which GPOs are being applied on a computer. | Module 7: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy Overview Configuring Group Policy Settings Assigning Scripts with Group Policy Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software Configuring Folder Redirection Determining Applied GPOs Lesson: Configuring Group Policy Settings Why Use Group Policy? What Are Enabled and Disabled Group Policy Settings? Practice: Configuring Group Policy Settings Why Use Group Policy? Use Group Policy to: Manage users and computers Deploy software Enforce security settings Enforce a consistent desktop environment Enforce loopback processing What Are Enabled and Disabled Group Policy Settings? Enable / Disable Multivalued settings Practice: Configuring Group Policy Settings In this practice, you will: Create a GPO to configure a standard user desktop Create a GPO to reverse a setting in the standard desktop GPO for the Legal department Lesson: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy What Are Group Policy Script Settings? Why Use Group Policy . | Module 7: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy Overview Configuring Group Policy Settings Assigning Scripts with Group Policy Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software Configuring Folder Redirection Determining Applied GPOs Lesson: Configuring Group Policy Settings Why Use Group Policy? What Are Enabled and Disabled Group Policy Settings? Practice: Configuring Group Policy Settings Why Use Group Policy? Use Group Policy to: Manage users and computers Deploy software Enforce security settings Enforce a consistent desktop environment Enforce loopback processing What Are Enabled and Disabled Group Policy Settings? Enable / Disable Multivalued settings Practice: Configuring Group Policy Settings In this practice, you will: Create a GPO to configure a standard user desktop Create a GPO to reverse a setting in the standard desktop GPO for the Legal department Lesson: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy What Are Group Policy Script Settings? Why Use Group Policy Scripts? Practice: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy What Are Group Policy Script Settings? Group Policy script settings can be used to assign: For computers Startup scripts Shutdown scripts For users Logon scripts Logoff scripts Why Use Group Policy Scripts? Group Policy scripts can: Perform tasks that cannot be done through other Group Policy settings Clean desktops and return computers to their original state Provide a secure environment by clearing temp folders and page files Practice: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy In this practice, you will: Use Group Policy to assign a script to map a drive Test the script Lesson: Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software Restricting Group Membership What Is a Software Restriction Policy? Software Restriction Rules Practice: Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software Restricting Group Membership Group Policy can control group membership: For any group on a local computer For any group in Active Directory What is a Software
