Course 70020: Using Group Policy

Introduction This three-hour course describes the skills required for using Group Policy to manage user desktops and enterprise security and configuration in a Windows Server 2008 environment. Group Policy can be used to manage the configuration of a variety of components and features of Windows. Configuration can be defined, enforced, and updated by using the settings in Group Policy objects (GPOs) that affect a portion of the enterprise as broad as an entire site or a domain, or as narrow as a single organizational unit (OU) or a group. The primary audience for this course includes Active Directory Technology Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement Active Directory in a distributed environment, secure domains using Group Policy, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory configuration to ensure trouble-free operation. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will manage user desktops and enterprise security and configuration with Group Policy settings.

Modules & Lessons Managing User Desktop with Group Policy Module Introduction Implement Administrative Templates Configure Group Policy Preferences Manage Software with GPSI Module Follow-Up Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings Module Introduction Manage Group Membership by Using Group Policy Settings Manage Security Settings Auditing Software Restriction Policy and AppLocker Lesson Lab Module Follow-Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

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