What you'll learn

IT teams often hit a wall when OU-based GPO targeting can't express the precision they actually need, and restructuring Active Directory just to scope one policy isn't realistic in most production environments. In this course, Advanced Targeting: WMI and Security Filtering, you’ll gain the ability to scope Group Policy with precision using conditional, logic-based filtering instead of OU restructuring. First, you’ll explore security group filtering to isolate GPO deployment to specific user or asset classifications. Next, you’ll discover how to construct dynamic WMI filters using WQL to target machines by hardware state or OS build number. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure loopback processing to resolve user policy conflicts on shared and specialized endpoints. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of advanced GPO targeting needed to scope policy precisely in any AD environment, without disruptive OU changes.