Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008: Implementation and Administration

5.5. New Policy Settings

With over 700 new policies in Vista and Windows Server 2008, it can be hard to determine which are the most important of these new settings. In the sections that follow, I'll highlight some of the most important. Refer to Table 5.3 for a summary of new Group Policies.

Table 5.3. New and Updated Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Settings

Setting Type	Description	Location
Antivirus	Controls access to e-mail attachments by file type.	User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Attachment Manager
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)	Allows peer-to-peer file transfer within a domain. It uses BITS Neighbor Casting introduced with Vista/Windows Server 2008.	Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Background ...