How to Save Money, Time, and Headaches with Group Policy in Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 R2

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How to Save Money, Time, and Headaches with Group Policy in Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 R2
Kevin SullivanPrincipal Program Manager LeadMicrosoft Corporation
SESSION CODE: WCL323
Required Slide
Session Objectives and Takeaways
Group Policy – quick overviewPowerShellAutomation is awesome
Object model will save you Group Policy PreferencesPower: manage, reportGet rid of login scripts
Templates
ADM templates difficult to manage
Troubleshooting
User.env log
GP Result
Storing and Finding
Need to find settings? Where is that spreadsheet?
Local GPOs
Limited flexibility with a single local GPO
Settings
~1,800 policy settings in XP
Incomplete coverage means missing key scenarios
LGPO’s
LGPO
Local Computer Policy
Group Policy
Group Policy
Process
Part of
Winlogon
Network
Limited awareness of changing network conditions
DC
SysVo
l
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADM
Group Policy Service
GP now runs in a shared service
Hardened Service, more reliable
Group Policy Settings
Lots of
new
policy
settings
with Windows
Vista and Windows 7
Extended GP for new Windows
Vista
and Windows 7 features
Network Location
Awareness (NLA)
NLA service provides the latest
network information
Applications can query or register with
NLA for network change indications
Group Policy Logging
Administrative log
Applications and Services log
XML based event logs
New Tools -
GPOLogView
Group Policy Templates
ADM Templates now in
ADMX files (ADMX, ADML)
Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008
ADM
ADMX
Multiple Local GPOs
LGPO’s
LGPO
Admin
User
User Specified Group Policy
Admin/Non-Admin Group Policy
Local Computer Policy
Group Policy Central Store
Centralized repository for ADMX
Contains all ADMX templates
Created in the
Sysvol
on DC
in each domain
DC
FRS/DFS-R
SysVo
l
ADMX
ADML
+
Policies
+
+
GUID
ADM
Policy
Definations
ADMX, ADML Files
+
Compliance
Q: How can I determine if my environment is compliant?
A:Use automation to run exhaustive tests
Group Policy PowerShell
Save energy and time with automation
Set-
GPRegistryValue
HKLM\Uninstall\
GoogleToolbar
Configure a registry key
Sales GPO
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Configure the GPOManage the set of GPOs with scripts
Sales GPO
Hklm
\uninstall\googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Finance GPO
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Accounting GPO
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
Hklm
\uninstall\
googletoolbar
GP PowerShell Cmdlets
Import-module
GroupPolicy
get-help *-
gp
*
New
Set
Remove
Misc
Get
GP PowerShell Examples
PowerShell
Group Policy cmdlet overview
DEMO
Kevin Sullivan
Principal Program Manager – Lead
Microsoft
More GP PowerShell Examples
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…and more GP PowerShell Examples
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Moving on….
And now for something completely different
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Save Time
Remove login scripts
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Save Power (Schemes)
4
Group Policy
Preferences
New
in R2:
Vista+ support Power Plans and Scheduled Tasks
Targeting and configuration beyond policy
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Configuring
Familiar Experience
Powerful browsersGranular: Red/Green
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Preferences
Group Policy PreferencesDEMO
Kevin Sullivan
Principal Program Manager – Lead
Microsoft
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Targeting
Item level targeting, not GPO level
Robust targeting
29 types
Boolean logic (And, Or, Not)
Collections
Intuitive UI
No need to learn query languages
Granular item level targeting
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What do you mean ‘item’?
{
Printer GPO_1
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
{
Printer GPO
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
IP range: 10.0.0.1-.23
Hours: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
DEFAULT
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
IP range: 10.0.0.24-.72
{
Printer GPO_2
HP Lobby PrinterUsers: ExecAssistants
{Printer GPO_3
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
{
Printer GPO_4
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
{
Printer GPO 5
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
{
Printer GPO_6
HP Lobby Printer
Users:
ExecAssistants
IP range: 11.0.0.1-.37
IP range: 11.0.0.38-.77
IP range: 12.0.0.1-.37
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Granular Actions
Create : create newR
eplace : delete and recreate if present, else create.Update : update if present, else create.Delete: remove
True Preference
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Preferences
Group Policy PreferencesDEMO
Kevin Sullivan
Principal Program Manager – Lead
Microsoft
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Light Weight
Multiple items
XMLDescriptions/Comments
Easy to author, easy to understand
2
Policy vs. Preference
3
Save Time – Replace Scripting
Easy to Set up, Report, Maintain
Use cases:
drive mappings, default printers,
shortcuts, local users
and groups, file and folder options…
Replace logon scripts
Reduce number
of
images
Fewer scripts = less complicated, less time to apply
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What have we learned
TimeAutomation to script day-to-day tasksScript to maintain healthy environment
Object model to make interesting decisions when scripting
Money
Manage power using Preferences
Admins can focus on troubleshooting instead of maintenance
Headache
Reduce logon time
Replace logon scripts with easy to manage Preferences
No need for custom ADMX
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Deploying GP Preferences
Client Side Extension (CSE)
Download: XP+, Server 2003, VistaUpdate: Windows Vista Sp1
In box: Windows 7
GPMC
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista SP1 + RSAT
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 + RSAT
Management Console
Client
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Links & Resources
Group Policy Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/grouppolicy
RSAT Windows Vista SP1 32-bit Edition (KB941314):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=115118
RSAT Windows Vista SP1 64-bit Edition (KB941314):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116472
Group Policy TechNet page
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/grouppolicy
Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Vista SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2043B94E-66CD-4B91-9E0F-68363245C495&displaylang=en
Group Policy Preferences : Getting Started
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731892.aspx
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