Course
Skills
Group Policy Fundamentals
Group Policy MVP Darren Mar-Elia - the "GPOGUY" - provides a thorough foundation for learning about and leveraging Group Policy in your Windows environment.
What you'll learn
This course, presented by 12-time Group Policy MVP Darren Mar-Elia, aka the "GPOGUY," provides you with all the information and tools you need to become a Group Policy expert. Starting with the basics around how Group Policy works, Darren shares his 15 years of Group Policy experience to teach you Group Policy, which parts to leverage for key scenarios, and the best ways to deploy it in your Windows desktop and server environments.
Table of contents
Introduction to Group Policy
42mins
Group Policy's Capabilities
44mins
Group Policy Processing
51mins
- Group Policy Processing 6m
- Demo: Understanding Group Policy Processing 5m
- Group Policy Targeting 3m
- Demo: Group Policy Targeting at Work 4m
- Group Policy Linking, Filtering, and Order of Processing 9m
- Demo: Examples of GPO Linking, Filtering, and 'LSDOU' 7m
- GPO Processing Hierarchy 10m
- Demo: GPO Processing Hierarchy 3m
- Summary 4m
Tools of the Trade
39mins
How Group Policy Gets Applied
37mins
- The Group Policy Processing Cycle 3m
- Background and Foreground Processing 4m
- Synchronous and Asynchronous Processing 6m
- Demo: Synchronous and Asynchronous Processing 3m
- Group Policy Processing Mechanics 8m
- Demo: Group Policy Processing Mechanics 3m
- Manual GP Processing 5m
- Demo: Manual GP Processing 3m
- Summary 2m
Policy Scenarios - Desktop and Server Lockdown
32mins
Policy Scenarios - Security Policy
41mins
Policy Scenarios - Managing Internet Explorer Configuration
42mins
- The Three Policy Areas for Managing IE 6m
- Demo: Introducing the Three IE Policy Areas 3m
- Using GP Preferences Internet Settings 6m
- Demo: Using GP Preferences Internet Settings 3m
- Using IE Administrative Templates 4m
- Demo: Using IE Administrative Templates 8m
- Managing (and Removing) IE Maintenance Policy 5m
- Demo: Managing (and Removing) IE Maintenance Policy 4m
- Summary 3m
Policy Scenarios - Deploying Software Using Group Policy
39mins
Policy Scenarios - Folder Redirection, User Settings, and Data
37mins
- How Folder Redirection Helps Redirect User Settings & Data 8m
- Demo: Understanding the User Profile 3m
- Implementing Folder Redirection 9m
- Demo: Implementing Folder Redirection 8m
- Using Group Policy Preferences for Folder Redirection 3m
- Demo: Using Group Policy Preferences for Folder Redirection 3m
- Summary 3m
Policy Scenarios - Introduction to Group Policy Preferences
59mins
- Group Policy Preferences Overview 8m
- Demo: Group Policy Preferences Overview 9m
- Managing Local Users and Groups 6m
- Demo: Managing Local Users and Groups 6m
- GPP Drive Mapping 4m
- Demo: GPP Drive Mapping 6m
- GPP Printer Mapping 3m
- Demo: GPP Printer Mapping 4m
- Using GPP for Registry Changes 4m
- Demo: Using GPP for Registry Changes 5m
- Summary 4m
Policy Scenarios - Managing Startup/Logon Scripts
35mins
Policy Scenarios - Kiosks and Remote Desktop Services
30mins
Group Policy Management Tasks
43mins
Basic Group Policy Troubleshooting
56mins
Group Policy Deployment Strategies
36mins
Introduction to Group Policy Scripting
35mins