Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Standardized Desktop Configurations

IntelliMirror and Group Policy allow you to manage desktops with great efficiency. To take full advantage of these benefits, it is recommended that you define and set up standard configurations. You must carefully adapt a standard configuration to the target users’ applications, tasks, and locations. It can also increase productivity by preventing users from making system changes that could cause downtime. Because standard configurations are easier to troubleshoot or replace, they can also reduce support costs.

IntelliMirror and Group Policy are designed for use in environments in which administrators need to centralize tasks such as the following:

• Creating managed desktops

• Managing mobile users

• Managing new users ...