7.5. ADM and ADMX Templates from Other Sources

The templates Microsoft provides with Windows are just the beginning of possibilities when it comes to Administrative Templates. The idea behind additional templates is that you or third-party software vendors can create them to restrict or enhance features of either the operating system or applications.

If you know what to control, you're in business. Just code it up in an ADM or ADMX file and utilize it. If you're starting from scratch and have a choice, of course you'll want to use ADMX files instead of ADM files. That's because you can leverage the Central Store for ADMX files instead of remembering to copy ADM files to every management station.

However, it should be noted that you might already ...

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