How to Use Group Policy

Group policy provides the capability to control a wide variety of desktop configurations. In addition, through group policy, selective and dynamic application deployment is possible. This section provides an overview of what can be done with group policy.

Now that you have been introduced to the components that make up group policy and understand how to create a GPO, the next level of planning and capability is to discuss how to use group policies.

A straight forward way to look at implementing group policies is to look at the various desktop types that you are interested in supporting. This is a simple first step. Based on your organization and the size of your staff, you need to decide on the number of supportable ...

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