Administering Windows Server Group Policy Training
Group Policy is one of the most powerful tools available to enterprise IT professionals—and one of the most misunderstood. This course demystifies Group Policy and teaches you how to use it to secure, configure, and streamline the management of your organization’s Windows Server 2016 systems and Windows clients.
Through real-world scenarios and hands-on labs, you'll explore Group Policy processing architecture, implement security and administrative templates, and use PowerShell to manage and automate policies. Whether you're aiming to reduce costs, standardize configurations, or improve network security, this training will give you the experience and tools to do it confidently.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to design and implement a robust Group Policy infrastructure and use it to manage security and configuration across your environment. You’ll also gain skills in scripting, troubleshooting, and automating Group Policy using PowerShell.
- Design and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Secure Windows environments using GPOs
- Configure desktop environments and folder redirection
- Deploy software using MSI and Group Policy
- Manage Group Policy with Windows PowerShell
- Troubleshoot Group Policy issues
This course is intended for Enterprise network staff responsible for help desk support, system administration, and network design.
- 55344 Identity with Windows Server
- Overview of Group Policy and modern features
- PowerShell for policy management
- Local and domain policies
- GPMC walkthrough and refresh cycles
- Planning, deploying, and securing GPOs
- GPO components in AD DS
- Processing order and customization
- RSOP, logging tools, backups, and migration
- Account and domain security settings
- Firewall and Windows security policies
- Application security: UAC, malware protection, AppLocker
- Start menu, taskbar, and Control Panel configurations
- Printer management
- Folder redirection, offline files, UE-V, and OneDrive integration
- PowerShell scripting for Group Policy
- Logon scripts and automation
- Group Policy Preferences and Desired State Configuration