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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Now available, Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is the collection of Windows Server management tools provided to enable IT professionals to manage their Windows Server infrastructure from their computers running Windows Vista with Service Pack...

These are some serious toys delivering a large punch of power from the suite formerly known as PolicyMaker. You don't need to have Windows Server 2008 or Vista SP1 to use the tools -- now called Group Policy preferences. They include more than 20 new...

Wow! What a confusing title. So, why did I use this? Your feedback tells us there is some confusion over our terminology for our new extension, Group Policy preferences. And I aim to clear up this confusion in this post. In the beginning of Group...

If you’ve been exploring Group Policy preferences using Windows Server 2008 or Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Vista, you may be wondering what client computers require to recognize GP preference settings. After all, GP preference...

There's a cool new forum on TechNet for Windows Server 2008/Vista Group Policy topics: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2023&SiteID=17 There has already been some discussion, check it out!

We have released the spreadsheet containing the Group Policy administrative template and security settings available in Windows Server 2008 RTM. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=131389 Enjoy!

The Group Policy Team wants your feedback. We are looking to improve Group Policy Explain text, so your experience with Group Policy will be even better. How would you like to see Explain text improved? Sock it to us! Let us know what you love and...

In a previous blog post I looked at understanding the raw GPO version number . The example I gave in that article was the version number associated with a local Group Policy object (GPO). Now, let's look at the version number associated with a domain...

For those of you gearing up for a new year of administering Group Policy, here's some links to articles and blogs that cover different aspects of Group Policy. Some of these blogs do not have Group Policy as the main focus, but Group Policy touches on...

I know there's a lot of interest around Windows PowerShell. Here's some information you might be interested in as a Group Policy Administrator: A TechNet magazine article entitled, "Simplify Group Policy Administration with Windows PowerShell" by...

If you've ever poked around to look at the raw GPO version number, you've probably wondered why is the number so huge and how does it get displayed as a much smaller value when you view the version number using GPMC. Let's look at the simplest example...

At IT Forum in Barcelona , Microsoft publicly announced the upcoming releases of Group Policy preferences and Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Where Group Policy preferences will be included Group Policy preferences , formerly known...

Check out these two new overview white papers, published this week in the Microsoft Download Center: Advanced Group Policy Management Overview Group Policy Preferences Overview Craig

Version 1.2 includes: (1) Enhancements and bug fixes to support a wider range of ADM templates for conversion to ADMX. (2) Enhancements to code and documentation for conversion error reporting and warnings. (3) Improved handling of internationalized ADMX...

News from the Office 2007 team!!!! The 2007 Office System Administrative Template is available. This download includes: The updated Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADM files) The updated Office Customization Tool (OCT) The updated...

Part 1 of this topic provided two ADM file examples to show how to create and set the default value of a registry key to block or allow cookies for Internet Explorer. In the Part 1 examples, the policy settings allowed or blocked cookies depending on...

Based upon quite a number of customer requests, we packaged all of the .admx/.adml files that shipped with Microsoft Windows Vista RTM and made that package available on the download center. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID...

The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a comprehensive set of COM interfaces that you can use to script many of the operations supported by the console. This download contains a set of sample scripts that make use of these interfaces. ...