Creating and Linking WMI Filters to GPOs
When applying security filtering to a GPO is not granular enough to target a specific set of computers, a WMI filter can be linked to the GPO. For this example, we will create a WMI filter that includes a computer with an OS name of Windows 8. To create the example WMI filter, follow these steps:
1. Log on to a designated Windows Server 2012 administrative system.
2. Open the Group Policy Management Console.
3. Expand the domain and select the WMI Filters container.
4. Right-click the WMI Filters container and select New.
5. In the Name section, type in Windows 8 WMI Filter.
6. In the Description section, type in WMI filter to include only Windows 8 workstations.
7. Click the Add button to create the WMI ...
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