Windows Server - Group Policy Setting

Group Policy Settings

Understanding GPO settings

Most policy settings have three states:

• Not Configured. Default. The GPO does not modify the existing configuration of the particular setting for the user or computer.
• Enabled. The policy setting is applied.
• Disabled. The policy setting is reversed.

Read the setting carefully

The effect of a configuration change depends on the policy setting. For example, if you enable the Prohibit Access to Control Panel policy setting, users cannot open the Control Panel. If you disable the policy setting, you ensure that users can open Control Panel. Notice the double negative in this policy setting. You disable a policy that prevents an action, thereby allowing the action.

Some settings are multivalued or have text string values, and you can use them to provide specific configuration details to apps or operating-system components. For example, a setting might provide the URL of the home page that Windows Internet Explorer uses or provides the path to blocked apps.