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Examples of GPOs An organization can deploy shared network printer connections to users from a specific OU of Active Directory by using Group Policy. So when a user logs in to Windows, an assigned network printer will automatically appear in the list of available printers.

Here are Active Directory Group Policy best practices that will help you to secure your systems and optimize Group Policy performance. Do not modify the Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controller Policy. ... Create a well-designed organizational unit (OU) structure in Active Directory. ... Give GPOs descriptive names.

Group Policy provides centralized management and configuration of operating systems, applications, and users' settings in an Active Directory environment. A set of Group Policy configurations is called a Group Policy Object (GPO).

(Group Policy Object) The essential component in Microsoft's Active Directory, a GPO defines rules for users, computers, groups and organizational units (OUs).

Within a GPO you have a Computer and a User configuration. The Computer Configuration applies first and the configuration of a User applies second. The settings applied last will win. The Computer configuration is the least important and the User configuration is the most important.

Group Policy objects GPOs contain policy settings. You can think of GPOs as policy documents that apply their settings to the computers and users within their control. If GPOs are policy documents, then the GPMC is like Windows Explorer.

Examples of a Group Policy Object (GPO) IT Admins can use GPOs to determine the home screen a user will see once that user logs on to their device or internet browser. IT Admins can use GPOs to improve security within your organization by enforcing CTRL+ALT+ DELETE to be executed every time a user logs in.