Group Policy should be a no-brainer for organizations running Microsoft Active Directory. It lets IT control changes and a variety of settings for all users and computers in AD from a central console.

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The Group Policy Editor is an administrative utility included in the Enterprise, Professional and Ultimate editions of Windows 7. It can be used to manage user permissions, configure device settings ...

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NetIQ, a systems and security management software vendor recently released new versions of two key products that enable IT organizations to more efficiently manage and secure Microsoft Active ...

Group Policy Manager provides directory administration tools. Intrust for Active Directory, which is based on Quest’s log collection and alerting product Intrust for Windows, stores group policy ...

Windows 2000 Group Policies govern many aspects of desktop (and server) configuration under Active Directory — from wallpaper to software distribution to security settings. Microsoft has taken what ...

Microsoft’s Group Policy, a management tool, is among the 6 hot technologies for 2006. Sleeper: If you’ve already wrestled Active Directory to the ground, Microsoft’s Group Policy can help ease ...

Taking a systematic approach when troubleshooting problems is usually better than rolling dice or shooting in the dark. When something goes wrong with Group Policy processing and a client running ...

Tweaking Windows settings that are not readily available in standard menus will commonly require modifications to be made from the OS' Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc). The registry ...

Attackers have learned to use Active Directory and Group Policy to find weaknesses in Windows networks and identify targets. Here's what you can do to prevent that. Active Directory, part of Windows ...