50255 Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy
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Group Policy is one of the most powerful tools available to enterprise IT professionals—and one of the most misunderstood. This course demystifies Group Policy and teaches you how to use it to secure, configure, and streamline the management of your organization’s Windows Server 2016 systems and Windows clients.
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$2,995.00
Jan 11 - Jan 15, 2027
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM America/New_York- VILT
Through real-world scenarios and hands-on labs, you'll explore Group Policy processing architecture, implement security and administrative templates, and use PowerShell to manage and automate policies. Whether you're aiming to reduce costs, standardize configurations, or improve network security, this training will give you the experience and tools to do it confidently.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to design and implement a robust Group Policy infrastructure and use it to manage security and configuration across your environment. You’ll also gain skills in scripting, troubleshooting, and automating Group Policy using PowerShell.
- Design and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Secure Windows environments using GPOs
- Configure desktop environments and folder redirection
- Deploy software using MSI and Group Policy
- Manage Group Policy with Windows PowerShell
- Troubleshoot Group Policy issues
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Prerequisites for 50255 Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy Course
50255 Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy Course Outline
- Overview of configuration management via Group Policy
- Newer features in modern Windows versions
- Using PowerShell for policy management
- Local and domain policies
- GPMC walkthrough
- Group Policy refresh cycles
- Planning and deploying GPOs
- Managing and securing Group Policy design
- GPO components in AD DS
- Deployment order and processing
- Customizing processing behavior
- Using RSOP and logging tools
- Backups, imports, and migration tables
- Account security and firewall settings
- Domain security implementation
- Exploring Windows security policies
- UAC and malware protection
- AppLocker configuration
- App security best practices
- Start menu, taskbar, and network settings
- Control Panel and Windows component configurations
- Printer and pruning management
- Folder redirection and offline files
- User Experience Virtualization
- OneDrive for Business integration
- Using MSI and distribution points
- Deploying with Group Policy and System Center
- PowerShell scripting for Group Policy
- PowerShell-based logon scripts
- Comparing policy settings and preferences
- Applying preference settings
- Introduction to preferences
- Real-world preference configuration
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This course is designed for enterprise network staff responsible for help desk support, system administration, and network design who need to manage Windows environments using Group Policy.
Participants should have completed course 55344, Identity with Windows Server, prior to attending this training.
You’ll learn to design and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs), secure Windows environments, configure desktops and folder redirection, deploy software via GPOs, and use PowerShell for Group Policy management and troubleshooting.
Yes, a dedicated module covers troubleshooting and backing up GPOs, including RSOP, logging tools, backups, imports, and migration tables.
The course covers securing Windows environments through account security, firewall settings, domain security implementation, UAC, malware protection, and AppLocker configuration.