Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Group Policy Feature Set

The Group Policy Feature Set is the collection of all the available settings within a group policy. The available policy settings are created from the basic policy template, which includes the general hierarchy, the local security policy, and the default administrative templates stored in the local file system. The administrative templates that present their settings within a policy are referenced from the files stored in the c:\windows\policydefinitions folder or in the Active Directory domain central store.

The policy settings available within a particular policy or all policies can be extended by importing additional administrative templates. This can be accomplished by simply adding the correct ADMX and ADML files ...