Wednesday, March 27, 2013

GPO – Group Policy Objects

Group Policy

https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net

Latest Windows and Windows Server
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250

1803/1709

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56946

Popular GPO List

https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#1843

Group Policy 2012

New Features in 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831791.aspx

“In the Cloud” - Group Policy Search http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/

Group Policy 2008

There is a new tool named ControlUp by Smart-X (search for it) using which you can perform stuff like GP refresh remotely on multiple targets (computers or users) and verify the policy application by comparing the following registry value across all users:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System\DisableTaskMgr