1. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 1 Activity 9-1: Creating a Group Policy Object Using the MMC Objective: To create a GPO using the Group Policy Object Editor MMC snap-in Locate the MMC Group Policy Object Editor snap-in Create a new GPO

2. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 2 Activity 9-1 (continued)

3. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 3 Activity 9-2: Creating OUs and Moving User Accounts Objective: To create new Organizational Units and move existing user accounts into them. Must be familiar with using OUs for controlling the application of Group Policy settings Create new OUs using Active Directory Users and Computers Move users into the new OUs

4. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 4 Activity 9-3: Creating a Group Policy Object and Browsing Settings Using Active Directory Users and Computers Objective: Create a GPO using Active Directory Users and Computers as an alternative to MMC snap-in From Active Directory Users and Computers, use the Group Policy tab of the Properties of an existing OU to add and create GPOs Browse configuration settings of a Group Policy Object

5. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 5 Activity 9-4: Deleting Group Policy Objects Objective: To delete a GPO using Active Directory Users and Computers A previously created GPO is deleted from an OU

6. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 6 Activity 9-5: Configuring Group Policy Object User Desktop Settings Objective: To configure and test the application of Group Policy settings Use Active Directory Users and Computers to access the desired configuration settings Configure settings using the Group Policy Object Editor Verify that the configured settings have the expected results

7. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 7 Activity 9-6: Configuring Group Policy Object Security Settings Objective: Use Group Policy settings to configure a logon banner for domain users Use Active Directory Users and Computers to access the Default Domain Policy GPO Create a logon banner Verify that the banner appears

8. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 8 Activity 9-7: Configuring File System Security Using Group Policy Settings Objective: Use Group Policy settings to configure security permissions Create a folder Use Active Directory Users and Computers to configure the permissions on the folders Update Group Policy settings on the server Verify that the permissions are explicitly defined

9. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 9 Activity 9-8: Assigning Logon Scripts to Users Using Group Policy Objective: Use GPOs to assign logon scripts to domain users Create a script file Add the script to the logon policies of a particular group using Active Directory Users and Computers Verify that the script runs for members of the group and not for other users

10. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 10 Activity 9-9: Linking a Group Policy Object to Multiple Containers Objective: Link a single GPO to multiple containers Using Active Directory Users and Computers, create and configure a new GPO in one OU Add the GPO to another OU

11. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 11 Activity 9-10: Configuring Group Policy Object Inheritance Settings Objective: Explore and configure Group Policy inheritance settings Configure the Default Domain Policy GPO using Active Directory Users and Computers Override the Default Domain Policy configuration at the OU level and verify the override Configure No Override option at the domain level Verify No Override option

12. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 12 Activity 9-11: Filtering Group Policy Objects Using Security Permissions Objective: Use security permissions to filter and control the application of Group Policy settings Using Active Directory Users and Computers, add a user account to a group but deny the group’s GPO permissions Verify that the added user account is not configured with the group’s GPO

13. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 13 Activity 9-12: Determining Group Policy Settings Using the Resultant Set of Policy Tool Objective: Use RSoP to determine effective Group Policy settings Use Active Directory Users and Computers to configure the Default Domain Policy Open a new MMC with the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in Use RSoP to Generate RSoP Data

14. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 14 Activity 9-12 (continued)

15. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 15 Activity 9-13: Publishing an Application to Users Using Group Policy Objective: Publish an application using Group Policy settings Create a shared folder and copy files into it Create a GPO to publish the msi software files in the folder Login as a member of the group using the GPO and install the software

16. Guide to MCSE 70-290, Enhanced 16 Activity 9-14: Assigning an Application to Users Using Group Policy Objective: To assign an application using Group Policy settings Create and configure a new GPO to assign software installation to the users in an OU Log on as a user in the OU Verify that the software installs and executes as expected