April, 2008

If you've upgraded your Vista client to SP1, you've found that installing Windows Vista SP1 removes GPMC; installing RSAT will put GPMC back on your client. You can install RSAT from the following locations: Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools...

This post is not explicitly about Group Policy, but we thought you'd find it useful for our content and any other content you navigate and read on Microsoft.com. Have you ever encountered a Microsoft URL that looks like http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink...

Molto faboloso! As of this morning, the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) pack is available for download in the following languages, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Language Code X86 X64 ...

Just had a question come through about 'Restricted Groups'. One of the original extensions to GP, increadibly powerful and helpful to admins who need to have better control over local group memberships. There are some scenarios that 'Restricted Groups...

In the last week, we have published a new dedicated page that covers DesktopStandard transition and support information: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/gp/desktopstandard.mspx Why publish this page now? The...

Starter Group Policy objects (GPOs), introduced in Group Policy for Windows Server 2008, are collections of configured Administrative template (.admx) policy settings that you can use to create a live GPO. Each of the two packages in this download contains...

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=116434 Administrative templates provide Group Policy setting information for the items that appear under Administrative Templates. Group Policy tools use Administrative template files to populate policy settings...

Now available: the Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide. Print it out, laminate it, tape it to your wall. You will survive. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117638