1 00:00:04,530 --> 00:00:10,320 Question Why do some group policy settings require two signings before taking effect? 2 00:00:11,210 --> 00:00:11,780 Answer. 3 00:00:12,690 --> 00:00:17,850 Users typically sign in with cached credentials, which can prevent group policy from applying to the 4 00:00:17,850 --> 00:00:18,630 current session. 5 00:00:19,470 --> 00:00:23,310 The settings will take effect at the next sign in question. 6 00:00:24,180 --> 00:00:26,520 What is the benefit of having a central store? 7 00:00:27,380 --> 00:00:27,950 Answer. 8 00:00:28,850 --> 00:00:31,280 A central store is a single folder and system. 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:37,190 All that holds all the dot atoms and dot animal files that are required after you have set up the central 10 00:00:37,190 --> 00:00:37,640 store. 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:43,100 The group policy management editor recognises it and then loads all administrative templates from the 12 00:00:43,100 --> 00:00:45,620 central store instead of from the local machine. 13 00:00:46,430 --> 00:00:52,310 Question What is the main difference between group policy settings and group policy preferences? 14 00:00:53,180 --> 00:00:53,750 Answer. 15 00:00:54,640 --> 00:01:00,040 Group policy settings, enforce some settings on the client side and they disable client interfaces 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,060 for modification. 17 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:06,910 However, group policy preferences provide settings and they allow clients to modify them. 18 00:01:07,780 --> 00:01:08,830 Best practices. 19 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:16,590 Best practices related to group policy management when configuring settings and GPOs include comments 20 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:17,850 on GPO settings. 21 00:01:18,750 --> 00:01:25,110 Use a central store for administrative templates, use group policy preferences to configure settings 22 00:01:25,110 --> 00:01:27,330 that are not available in group policy settings. 23 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:30,270 Common issues and Troubleshooting Tips. 24 00:01:31,140 --> 00:01:32,910 Common Issue Troubleshooting Tip. 25 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:38,940 You have configured folder redirection for an IOU, but none of the users folders are redirecting to 26 00:01:38,940 --> 00:01:40,170 the network location. 27 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:46,080 When you look in the root folder, you observed that a subdirectory named for each user has been created, 28 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,130 but they are empty. 29 00:01:47,980 --> 00:01:54,760 The problem is most likely permissions related group policy creates users named subdirectories, but 30 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,930 users do not have enough permissions to create the redirected folders inside them. 31 00:01:59,770 --> 00:02:06,040 You have a mixture of Windows seven and Windows ten computers after configuring several settings in 32 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,260 the administrative templates of a GPO. 33 00:02:08,290 --> 00:02:13,510 Users with Windows seven operating systems report that some settings apply and others do not. 34 00:02:14,410 --> 00:02:18,850 Not all new settings apply to older operating systems such as Windows seven. 35 00:02:19,660 --> 00:02:23,650 Check the setting itself to see to which operating systems the setting applies. 36 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:26,830 Group policy preferences do not apply. 37 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:31,930 Check the preference settings for item level targeting or incorrect configuration.