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