Group Policy & Security with Windows Server

Learn how to create Group Policy objects and manage your domain.

Course Description

Group Policy allows system administrators to manage multiple computers and users in a centralized way, without having to manage these units manually. It’s exceptionally important for security and preventing breaches. This course will teach you how to create Group Policy objects (GPO) and manage your domain. The topics covered in this course will apply to Windows Server 2012 – 2019. Over 90% of the course also applies to older versions of Active Directory (2003 – 2008).

What skills will I learn?

  • Introduction to Group Policy Management
  • Create and deploy Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
  • Group Policy Troubleshooting
  • Manage your workstations
  • Securing your domain with GPOs
  • Deploy software with GPOs

Course Curriculum

Course Introduction

• 2min

0 / 1 lessons complete

Introduction to Group Policy Management

• 1hr 24min

0 / 6 lessons complete

Manage Your Workstations

• 1hr 46min

0 / 7 lessons complete

Securing Your Domain

• 1hr 1min

0 / 5 lessons complete

Group Policy Troubleshooting

• 53min

0 / 5 lessons complete

Course Conclusion

• 1min

0 / 1 lessons complete

What labs will I complete?

IT labs allow you to get hands-on experience so you can learn by doing. This is much more effective than simply watching videos and taking quizzes. Listed below are all the hands-on IT labs you will complete in this course.

Lab: Group Policy Management

Lab: Manage Your Workstations with Group Policy

Lab: Securing Your Domain with Group Policy

Lab: Group Policy Troubleshooting

You can learn more about our IT labs by clicking here.

About your instructor

paul hill

Paul Hill

Expert IT Instructor

Paul is an IT Professional with over 14 years of experience currently working as a Network Administrator in contract support of various Federal Agencies in the United States.

He has been teaching online courses for the past 5 years and taught over 250k students in 195 countries.

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Group Policy & Security with Windows Server

Free lessons:

What is Group Policy
6:07
Creating and Managing GPOs
18:15
Deploying a Desktop Background to your domain with GPO (Group Policy Object)
12:04
Deploying Software with Group Policy
10:42
Configuring Windows Firewall with Group Policy
6:16
Troubleshooting Group Policy with Command Prompt (GPResult /r)
4:52

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Included in this course

  • 5 Hours of Content
  • 17 Video Lessons
  • 4 Hands-on IT Labs
  • 2 Articles
  • 2 Quizzes

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