This is a collection of post that I have written that I believe represent Best Practices. These are only to be used as a guideline for configuring your environment and you should always consider your requirements first before implementing these ideas.

• How to stop local administrators from bypassing Group Policy
• “What group policy settings should I configure?”
• Disappearing Folder Redirection Issues with Windows 7
• Group Policy for Virtual Desktops Infrastructure (VDI)
• Configuring a Software Library for Group Policy Software Deployment
• How to reset a Roaming Profile in Windows 7
• Group Policy for WSUS
• How to deploy Software using Group Policy
• How to use Group Policy to configure Windows 7 Logon UI Background Wallpaper
• Using Group Policy to configure Desktop Wallpaper (“Background”)
• Group Policy for Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0
• How to show or hide Control Panel items in Windows 7 using Group Policy
• How to enable a disabled Local Administrator account offline in Windows 7 (even when using BitLocker)
• How to use Group Policy Preference enable auto-logon
• Group Policy for Microsoft Security Essentials
• How to delegate AD permission to Organisational Units using the PowerShell command Add-QADPermission
• How to configure Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection
• How to use Group Policy to control Services
• Group Policy Design Guidelines – Part 2
• Active Directory Structure Guidelines – Part 1
• How to manage Windows Firewall settings using Group Policy
• How to use Group Policy to turn off Backup Notification in the Windows 7 Action Center – The Easier Way
• How to apply a Group Policy Object to individual users or computer
• How to exclude individual users or computers from a Group Policy Object
• How to use Group Policy to configure home page settings – Part 3
• How to configure AppLocker Group Policy in Windows 7 to block third-party browsers
• How to use Group Policy to black/white list wireless networks in Vista & Windows 7
• How to use Group Policy to configure Internet Explorer security zone sites
• How to use Group Policy to configure home page settings – Part 2
• How to use Group Policy to configure home page settings – Part 1
• How to use Group Policy to disable USB drives on Windows XP
• How to use Group Policy to make USB drives read only on Windows XP
• How to use Group Policy Preferences to dynamically map printers with Roaming Profiles
• How to schedule a delayed start logon script with Group Policy
• How to use Group Policy Preferences to Secure Local Administrator Groups
• How to use Group Policy Preferences to change account Passwords
• How to configure Group Policy to use Data Recovery Agents with “Bitlocker to Go” drives – Part 2
• How to use Group Policy to save “BitLocker to Go” recovery keys in Active Directory – Part 1
• How to use Group Policy Preferences to manage Windows Power Plans
• How to make Adobe Reader 9 more secure using Group Policy