Group Policy Blog by Darren Mar-Elia (The “GPOGUY”)
Managing ADMX Files in a Windows 10 World
Microsoft has recently put out several articles explaining some of the nuances of ADMX files in the new world of Windows-as-a-Service--where new Windows builds come out frequently and often ship with new versions of ADMX templates. I've blogged previously about the...
SDM Software and Semperis Partner to Provide World-Class AD & Group Policy Solutions
Hey Folks- Today I'm happy to announce that we're partnering with Semperis--a leader in providing Active Directory recovery solutions--to help bring customers more complete solutions around AD & GP management. I'm particularly excited about this partnership...
Group Policy as Malware Delivery System
While the title to this post may sound a bit scary or ominous, the subject of this post is definitely real. A fellow IT guy whom I've known for many years, alerted me to a situation he came across in an IT shop he was helping. Namely, the customer's computers got...
Making Sense of Group Policy SYSVOL Mismatch Errors
When I was working on the update for our Group Policy Health Reporter freeware tool recently, I noticed a very annoying "feature" that Microsoft seemed to introduce into Group Policy on Windows 7 and 2008-R2 systems. I'm pretty sure it started when they released...
Answering the Boss’s Question–“Can You Prove to Me That Critical Security Setting is on Every Machine?”
With RSA Conference going on this week here in San Francisco, I thought it was timely to talk about Group Policy's role in securing your Windows environment. Many of you are undoubtedly using Group Policy to deliver security settings, based on industry-standard...
Getting Started with Group Policy Automation Engine
PowerShell has increased in popularity quite a bit over the past few years. I recall my initial reaction to Jeffrey Snover's 'Monad Manifesto' that was published back in 2002 or so. It was quite revolutionary. Over the years it has been exciting to see it take form....
Registry Policy Viewer 1.5
Darren took the time to prove to us that even the greatest tools can be improved! Thank you for that. The Registry Policy Viewer that GPOGuy introduced years ago has continued to be a favorite. A few new features have been added and some really interesting usability...
Updated Group Policy Health Reporter
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone made it safely through the holidays. To start off 2017, we've been working to update some of our existing freeware tools. The first beneficiary of that work is our Group Policy Health Reporter utility, now at version 1.9 (see...
Group Policy Compliance Manager 1.5 – Getting Started
Getting Started It is great to have this update to Group Policy Compliance Manager. Some great features to provide for management at scale, some nice refinements and fixes. Overall the system is running great and the ability to get up and running is quick and...
Fun with the Group Policy Automation Engine and Out-GridView
Fans of PowerShell We are all fans right? We have been for a while. PowerShell is one of those things that the more you learn, the more you explore, the more you play, the more you appreciate what it has to offer. Some very simple things can prove to be very exciting....