Backing Up and Restoring Domain GPOs
Backing up GPOs is a task that should be performed regularly. This section contains step-by-step instructions to back up and restore domain group policies.
Backing Up All Domain GPOs
To back up all domain GPOs, follow these steps:
1. Open Windows PowerShell on an administrative system with the Group Policy Management Tools installed.
2. Type Import-Module GroupPolicy and press Enter.
3. Type Backup-GPO –Path C:\GPOBackup -All and press Enter to back up all GPOs the C:\GPOBackup folder on the local system. The path to the backup folder must exist before running this command or else the task will fail.
Backing Up a Single Domain GPO
1. Open Windows PowerShell on an administrative system with the Group Policy ...
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