Group Policy Basics
The first thing to know about Group Policy is that you will need to deploy an Active Directory infrastructure to take full advantage of its features. Having Active Directory in the mix allows you to use advanced features and targeting with Group Policy that are not available in workgroups. That being said, each computer running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or an earlier version of Windows back to Windows 2000 comes with a local GPO that you can use to manage certain configuration settings within a workgroup environment.
The Local GPO
The local GPO or LGPO is accessed by simply clicking Start, then Run, and then typing gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box. This opens the Local Group Policy Editor (Figure 7-1).
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