Title: Managing and Configuring Group Policy Objects and Preferences
Course: CTS 2346 Windows Server 2012 > Section: Module 8

Introduction

Group Policy Objects are essential to managing and maintaining the user environment and network security in enterprise network. GPO’s are backed up when you backup a domain controller’s System State or using the Group Policy Management Console to provide a higher degree of fault tolerance. Group Policy Preferences add more than 20 new Group Policy client settings such as Folder Options, Drive Maps, assigned printers, services, and a customized Start Menu to support the needs of large organizations. In this last module you backup and restore GPOs and configure printer settings, network drive mappings and Internet Explorer settings.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

- Configure backup devices and recovery options
- Restore files, folders and system settings

Readings & Resources

- Lesson 21 Configuring Backup pp. 631-645
- Lesson 22 Configure System Recovery Options pp. 646-669