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Windows Server 2012 R2: Manage Group Policy

by Greg Shields

This course is the sixth in a Learning Path of seven courses that cover Microsoft's 70-410 exam. This course explores how to create Group Policy Objects, configure security policies, configure application restriction policies, and configure the Windows Firewall.

What you'll learn

In this course, you'll learn how to manage starter GPOs, configure a central store, GPO links, Multiple Local Group Policies, local users and groups, user rights assignment, security options settings, audit policy, User Account Control (UAC), security templates, software restriction policies, and AppLocker rules. In addition you will also learn how to configure rule enforcement, rules for multiple profiles using Group Policy, Windows Firewall to allow or deny applications, scopes, ports, users, and import and export settings. Finally you will learn to configure connection security rules, and configure authenticated firewall exceptions.

About the author

Greg Shields is Sr. Director of IT Ops Skills at Pluralsight and formerly Principal Author Evangelist. Reach him on Twitter @ConcentratdGreg.

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