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.

by Darren MarElia

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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.

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Darren MarElia

Darren Mar-Elia is CTO and Founder of SDM Software and GPOGUY.COM. Darren has 30 years of IT and Software experience in the Microsoft technology area, including IT architecture roles at Fortune 500 companies and CTO of Windows products at Quest Software. He’s been a Microsoft Group Policy MVP for 11 years.

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Group Policy Fundamentals

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Table of contents

Introduction to Group Policy 42m

Group Policy's Capabilities 43m

Group Policy Processing 51m

Tools of the Trade 38m

How Group Policy Gets Applied 38m

Policy Scenarios - Desktop and Server Lockdown 31m

Policy Scenarios - Security Policy 40m

Policy Scenarios - Managing Internet Explorer Configuration 40m

Policy Scenarios - Deploying Software Using Group Policy 38m

Policy Scenarios - Folder Redirection, User Settings, and Data 37m

Policy Scenarios - Introduction to Group Policy Preferences 58m

Policy Scenarios - Managing Startup/Logon Scripts 35m

Policy Scenarios - Kiosks and Remote Desktop Services 30m

Group Policy Management Tasks 43m

Basic Group Policy Troubleshooting 54m

Group Policy Deployment Strategies 35m

Introduction to Group Policy Scripting 35m

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