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Windows Server 2012 R2: Manage Group Policy

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.

Greg Shields - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2012 R2: Manage Group Policy
by Greg Shields

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.

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Greg Shields - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2012 R2: Manage Group Policy
Greg Shields

Greg Shields is an Author Evangelist at Pluralsight.

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