Group policy Fundamentals, security, and the managed desktop

This book, you'll learn to: Master all Group Policy functions of Windows, including Windows XP through Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003 through Windows Server 2012

Group policy Fundamentals, security, and the managed desktop

Jeremy Moskowitz

John Wiley & Sons

2013

Abstract

Freshly updated to include Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, and the Managed Desktop, Second Edition is the book for learning everything you need to know about Group Policy, no matter which version of Windows you use. Microsoft Group Policy MVP Jeremy Moskowitz covers it all―major Group Policy categories, what Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 bring to the table, and smart ways to tackle tough desktop management problems. Topics include troubleshooting, security, scripting, using Windows PowerShell when necessary, and much more.

Inside this book, you'll learn to:

• Master all Group Policy functions of Windows, including Windows XP through Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003 through Windows Server 2012

• Enhance your Group Policy reach with the Group Policy Preferences, ADMX files, and additional add-ons

• Use every feature of the GPMC and become a top-notch administrator

• Troubleshoot Group Policy using tools, logs, Resource Kit utilities, Registry hacks, and third-party tools

• Manage printers, restrict hardware, and configure Internet Explorer

• Deploy software to your desktops, set up roaming profiles, and configure Offline Files for all your Windows clients―and manage it all with Group Policy settings

• Secure your desktops and servers with AppLocker, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, and the Security Configuration Manager

Download bonus chapters and:

Script complex GPMC operations with PowerShell, including linking, backup, restore, permissions changes, and more
Create a "change management" system with Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM v4)
Understand Windows Intune service and its relationship to Group Policy

Coverage Includes:

• Updated GPMC

• New Windows 8 GPMC Features

• ADMX/ADML Files

• Group Policy Preferences

• Item-Level Targeting

• The Central Store

• AppLocker

• Fine-Grained Password Policy

• Offline Files Updates

• Inheritance Blocking

• Prioritization

• Linking

• Loopback Policy Processing

• Security Policy Processing

• Enforcing

• WMI Filters

• Third-Party Tools

• Cross-Forest Trusts

• Filters

• Commenting

• Searching

• Advanced Logging and Troubleshooting

• Advanced Auditing Controls

• Group Policy and VDI

• Security Configuration Manager

• Windows Intune

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Jeremy Moskowitz, Group policy Fundamentals, security, and the managed desktop, John Wiley & Sons, 2013

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