Managing, Maintaining, and Securing Your Networks Through Group Policy

Enterprise network staff responsible for help desk support, system administration, and network design.

After this course participants should be able to:

• Features and functions of Group Policy
• Use Group Policy management tools to manage security policies
• Design a Group Policy infrastructure
• Group Policy processing architecture
• Back up, restore, import, and copy Group Policy Objects through the Group Policy
• Management Console
• Use Windows PowerShell to manage Group Policy
• Implement security using Group Policy
• Configure the desktop environment with Group Policy
• Configure roaming profiles and Folder Redirection
• Assign and publish software packages
• Implement AppLocker and software restriction policies
• Create and deploy Administrative Templates
• Configure Group Policy preferences

Introduction to Configuration Management

• Explore default Policy Settings
• Explore Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 Interface

Group Policy Management Tools

• Working with Multiple Local Policies
• Installing the GPMC on Windows Operating Systems
• Basic Group Policy Management

Designing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Creating an Organizational Unit (OU) Structure for Group Policy
• Delegating GPO Management
• Creating Starter GPOs

Group Policy Processing Architecture

• Working with Multiple GPO Levels
• Using the Block Inheritance and Enforce Options
• Implementing Security Filtering
• Creating a WMI Filter
• Working with Loopback Processing

Troubleshooting and Backing UpGPOs

• Using Tools for Troubleshooting
• Backing Up and Restoring GPOs
• Use Command Line Tools to Perform GPO Maintenance

Securing Windows Using Group Policy

• Using the Security Compliance Manager
• Configuring Enterprise Auditing through Group Policy
• Configuring Restricted Groups
• Using Security Templates
• Creating a Windows Firewall Policy

Implementing Application Security Using Group Policy

• Implementing UAC
• Using AppLocker to Restrict Software
• Configure Windows Defender with Group Policy

Configuring the Desktop Environment with Group Policy

• Using Logon Scripts
• Configuring Desktop Settings
• Managing Windows Components
• Configuring Printers with Group Policy
• Managing Network Settings

Implementing User State Virtualization

• Preparing for Folder Redirection, Offline Files, and UE-V
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Managing Offline Files
• Implementing User Experience Virtualization

Assigning and Publishing Software Packages

• Preparing for Distribution
• Creating Custom Software Packages Repackaging Applications
• Deploying Software Packages

Configuration Management with Windows PowerShell

• Exploring Windows PowerShell

Using Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

• Writing a PowerShell Desired State Configuration Script
• Creating and Implementing a DSC

Configuring Group Policy Preferences

• Implementing Computer Preferences
• Implementing User Preferences

Experience with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008/12 environments and a fundamental understanding of Active Directory

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