Computer configuration and user configuration.
There are two major divisions of policy settings computer settings which are contained in the computer
configuration node and to use a resurgence which are contained in the user configuration node.
The computer configuration node contains assets that are applied to computers regardless of who logs
on to them.
Computer settings apply when the operating system starts during background refreshes and every 90 to
120 minutes thereafter the user configuration node contains settings that apply when a particular user
science into the computer during background refreshes and every ninety two hundred and twenty minutes
thereafter within the computer configuration and user configuration nodes are their policies and references
nodes within the policies nodes under their computer configuration node and the user configuration node
are a hierarchy of folders that contain policies settings because there are thousands of settings it
is beyond the scope of this course to examine individual settings however it is worthwhile to define
the broad categories of settings in the folders the software settings note the software settings.
Note in the first note and it contains only the software installation extension which helps you specify
how your organ organization installs and maintains its applications.
The next one is a Windows certain snowed in both the computer configuration and user configuration notes
the policies node container the window set in stone which includes the scripts security settings and
policy based was nodes.
It also contains their name resolution policy folder that contains settings for configure and direct
access to scripts note with the script extension you can specify two types of scripts start up and shot
down scripts in the computer configuration node and log on and log off scripts in the user configuration.
No startup and shut down scripts run at computer a startup or shut down log on and log off scripts rather
than a user assigned scene or science out.
When you assign multiple log on and log off or start up and shutdown scripts to a user a computer.
This group's client site extension executes the scripts from the top to the bottom of the list.
You can determine the order of execution for multiple scripts in the properties dialog box.
When a computer is shut down the client side extension or see as a forest processors log off scripts
followed by shutdowns gripped by default the timeout value of processing scripts is 10 minutes if they'll
go off and shutdown scripts require more than 10 minutes to process.
You must adjust the time out while well with a policy setting.
You can use an active fixed scripting language to write scripts.
Some possibilities include Microsoft Visual Basic script and JS grip Perl and most style based files
log on scripts on a shared network directory.
In another forest are supported for network log on across forests.
Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 10 all support Windows power shall command line interface scripts.
Let's move on to the next node and it is security settings note by using the security settings node
as security administrator can configure security with GPO.
You can do this after or instead of using a security template to configure system security.
The next one is the policy based was known this quality of service was known known as the policy based
was node defines.
Policies that manage network traffic.
For example you might want to ensure that the users in the finance department have priority to run a
critical network application during the end of year financial reporting period.
You can do that by using the policy based was not in the user configuration.
Note Only the vendor settings folder contains the additional folder redirection node with folder redirection
you can redirect to user data and settings folder such as app data desktop documents pictures music
etc. from their default user profile location to an alternate location of the network where you can
manage them centrally the next note is administrative templates node and the computer configuration
and user configuration nodes note the administrative templates node contains the registry based group
policy settings.
There are thousands of such settings available for configuring the user and computer environment.
As an administrator you might spend a significant amount of time modifying these settings to assist
you with the settings.
A description of each policy setting is available in two location on the explained tap in the properties
dialog box for the setting.
Additionally the settings step in the properties dialog box for each set and also lists the required
operating system or software for the setting and all the extended tap of the group.
Policy Management Ed window the extended tab which appears on the lower right of the detail Spain requires
a description of each selected set in in a column between the console 3 and the set in Spain.
Also it lists the required operating system or software for each setting.
You can use the GP update command to initiate a group poll a refresh.
You'll learn more about GP updates later in this course to verify which GP always and settings apply
to a computer and user.
You can use the GP results come out the GP results command can show more or less detailed dependent
on the options that you try.