Or group policies are split into two different sections.
These are computer configuration and user configuration.
While some of these policies do contain duplicate settings some are unique to each section.
As you've probably realized computer configuration applies to computers whereas user configuration applies
to users for performance reasons.
It's good practice to disable section of the policy that is not being used as window supplies.
All settings and all apply policies on log on regardless of whether they have been changed or not.
For example if you have a policy that only applies to users rather than computers the computer configuration
part of the policy can be disabled as follows right click on the name of your policy and then click
on edit.
When the policy appears right click on the policy name and then click on properties in the disabled
section.
Check the box for the section of the policy that is not being used in this case the disabled computer
configuration settings checkbox and then click Okay.
Accepting the warning that appears by clicking yes.
Note that should you wish to apply computer settings in this policy at a future date.
You'll need to remember to re enable this first by checking the checkbox you'll see on the left hand
side of the screen the both the user and computer configuration policies have two sections underneath
them.
These are policies and preferences.
For now let's focus on the policy section as group policy preferences as explained in more detail later
on in the course going into the policy section under both the user configuration and computer configuration
options.
We've got three folders.
These are software settings windows settings and administrative templates software settings is used
to deploy applications on your network to do this.
You will go into the software installation folder underneath right click anywhere on the right hand
side of the screen.
Click new and then package.
Select the software install file.
This is usually an MSA file from the open menu and then accept the default settings.
Clicking next when prompted although depending on the application.
This can require specific settings as this greatly varies depending on company and software.
This is beyond the scope of this course.
Next that window settings.
This has options such as deploying printers.
This one is relatively simple.
It's just a case of right clicking on deploy printers and then clicking Deploy Printer.
Once the dialog box appears simply up the prints are PATH UNCLEAR.
Okay.
Finally the administrative template section depending on whether you selected computers or users controls
options such as desktop wallpaper shortcut an only application specific settings that have been settled
on your system.
Now that we've gone over user and computer policies let's move on to group policy precedent.