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Description - Group Policy by Jeremy Moskowitz

The Ultimate Book on Group Policy
Freshly updated to include Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows
Server 2012, Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, and the
Managed Desktop, Second Edition is the book for learning
everything you need to know about Group Policy, no matter which
version of Windows you use. Microsoft Group Policy MVP Jeremy
Moskowitz covers it all?major Group Policy categories, what
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 bring to the table, and smart
ways to tackle tough desktop management problems. Topics include
troubleshooting, security, scripting, using Windows PowerShell when
necessary, and much more.
Inside this book, you'll learn to:

Master all Group Policy functions of Windows, including Windows
XP through Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003 through Windows Server
2012

Enhance your Group Policy reach with the Group Policy
Preferences, ADMX files, and additional add-ons

Use every feature of the GPMC and become a top-notch
administrator

Troubleshoot Group Policy using tools, logs, Resource Kit
utilities, Registry hacks, and third-party tools

Manage printers, restrict hardware, and configure Internet
Explorer

Deploy software to your desktops, set up roaming profiles, and
configure Offline Files for all your Windows clients?and
manage it all with Group Policy settings

Secure your desktops and servers with AppLocker, Windows
Firewall with Advanced Security, and the Security Configuration
Manager

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Script complex GPMC operations with PowerShell, including
linking, backup, restore, permissions changes, and more

Create a "change management" system with Advanced Group Policy
Management (AGPM v4)

Understand Windows Intune service and its relationship to Group
Policy

Coverage Includes:

Updated GPMC

New Windows 8 GPMC Features

ADMX/ADML Files

Group Policy Preferences

Item-Level Targeting

The Central Store

AppLocker

Fine-Grained Password Policy

Offline Files Updates

Inheritance Blocking

Prioritization

Linking

Loopback Policy Processing

Security Policy Processing

Enforcing

WMI Filters

Third-Party Tools

Cross-Forest Trusts

Filters

Commenting

Searching

Advanced Logging and Troubleshooting

Advanced Auditing Controls

Group Policy and VDI

Security Configuration Manager

Windows Intune

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