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Understanding Group Policy in Windows 7

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 introduced new and enhanced features in the area of Group Policy management, processing, and settings. These features and enhancements make Group Policy easier to manage, more reliable, better performing, and easier to troubleshoot in enterprise environments where Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is deployed. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 build on the foundation of Group Policy improvements made in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 by adding powerful new features that make enterprise network management easier than ever. For the benefit of administrators who are migrating desktop computers from Windows XP to Windows 7, this section begins by reviewing the Group Policy improvements made previously in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compared with how Group Policy was implemented in earlier versions of Windows.

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