Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Creating a New Domain Group Policy Object

To create a new domain GPO, follow these steps:

1. Log on to a designated Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 administrative system.

2. Open the Group Policy Management Console tile from the Start menu.

3. Expand the forest node, expand the domain node, and expand the domain to expose the Group Policy Objects container and select it.

4. Right-click the Group Policy Objects container, and select New.

5. Type in a name for the new GPO (for example, MyFirstGPO). If the starter GPO functionality in the domain is enabled and if a suitable starter GPO exists, click the Source Starter GPO drop-down list arrow, and select either (None) or the desired starter GPO and the click OK to create the GPO.

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