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How to create and manage a GPO in Windows Server 2022

A GPO (Group Policy Object - Group Policy Objects) is basically a set of policies to create in the domain, both on the local server and on the client computers, a series of conditions and restrictions focused on improving the security of the computers since in many organizations users can perform actions that go against good practices and these result in a global impact on Windows Server..

 

GPO use
As administrators we can use GPOs to control all this, if we want to implement a GPO we must take into account:
  • The computers to be managed must be joined to the domain and the users must have the domain credentials for the login.
  • The local network must be configured through AD DS, this implies that the server must have the AD DS (Active Directory) role already configured.
  • Permissions are required to edit Group Policy in the domain.

 

 

GPO types
There are two types of GPO which are:

 

  • Default Domain Policy: as its name implies, it is the default policy of the domain and integrates policy settings for all computers and users in the domain.
  • Default Domain Controller Policy: it is another policy by default, but oriented to the domain controller.

 

 

 

GPO sections
When we configure a GPO these are divided into sections such as:

 

  • Windows Settings
  • Administrative Templates

 

 

Each of these integrates at the same time a set of options to be managed as necessary.

 

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How to create and manage a GPO in Windows Server 2022

 

Step 1

We go to the Server Manager and there we will go to "Tools - Group Policy Management":

 

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Step 2

This will display the following window where we see the current forest of the domain:

 

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Step 3

We right click on the domain and select the option "Create a GPO in this domain and link it here":

 

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Step 4

We assign the name to the GPO:

 

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Step 5

Click OK to create it, we can see it in the domain structure:

 

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Step 6

We right click on the GPO created and select "Edit":

 

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Step 7

We will see the following:

 

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Step 8

We go to the path "Computer Configuration - Policies - Administrative Templates - Start Menu and Taskbar":

 

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Step 9

We select the policy "Remove and prevent access to the Shutdown, Restart, Suspend and Hibernate commands", double-click on it and we will see the following:

 

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Step 10

We activate the "Enabled" box:

 

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Step 11

Apply the changes by clicking Apply and OK:

 

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Step 12

On a domain client computer, we can validate that the GPO has been applied correctly:

 

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Step 13

Again in Windows Server 2022, we right click on the domain and select "Search":

 

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Step 14

In the displayed window we select the search criteria to locate the GPOs on the server:

 

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Step 15

We click on "Search" to list the matches:

 

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Step 16

We can right click on the GPO to see the various options to use with the GPOs:

 

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Step 17

To delete a GPO, we right-click on the GPO and select "Delete":

 

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Step 18

The following message will be displayed:

 

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Step 19

Confirm the operation by clicking OK and the GPO will have been removed from the server:

 

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With these steps we have seen how to create and edit a GPO in Windows Server 2022..

 


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