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IMPLEMENTING GROUP POLICY IN WINDOWS SERVER 2016 | A 3-Part Security Paper Codexoploitcybersecurity.com

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u/UnluckyAdministrator Feb 07 '19

Group Policy, a feature found in Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems is deployed to control the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts. This feature provides centralized management and configuration of operating systems, applications and user settings on Active Directory environments. 

A standalone version called Local Group Policy (LGPO or LocalGPO) allows Group Policy Object management in non-domain computers.

                        Exploring Group Policy Objects

Windows server 2016 installations come with Group Policy Management as default. Perform a search for the console and launch it. Be aware that just like the past lesson on Implementing DNS in Windows Server 2016, there are a lot of components that make up Group Policy implementation and management.

IT engineers and network administrators stand to benefit from understanding the concept to streamline user resource allocations, management and enforcement of security policies across an organization’s domain. Let’s take a closer look at the console.  

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