September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1680 pages
88h 3m
English
With each release of a Microsoft client or server OS, Microsoft provides new Group Policy settings and functionality. The release of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 is no different; only a few new Group Policy settings will not apply to any other OSs, but most are still compatible Windows 7. These include both policy and preference settings to manage. Some of the preferences include managing power settings on Windows Vista and newer OSs as well as adding scheduled tasks and immediately scheduled tasks that will run at the next Group Policy refresh cycle. These preferences are detailed in Chapter 27.
When OS-specific Group Policy settings will be used, a best practice is to filter out all other ...
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