To create a Group Policy Object (GPO), open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on a Windows Server. Right-click on the desired organizational unit (OU) or domain where you want to create the GPO, then select "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here." After naming the GPO, you can configure its settings by right-clicking the GPO and selecting "Edit" to access the Group Policy Management Editor. Finally, apply your desired policies and close the editor to save your changes.
Starter GPO
Firstly download the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console from Microsoft. Expand your domain, right click on an OU, select "Create and Link GPO Here ..." to create a new GPO and link it, or "Link an Existing GPO" and select an already created GPO.
There are two ways to create a new Group Policy object from a Starter GPO. You can create a new Group Policy object from a Starter GPO at the Starter GPOs node or at the Group Policy objects node.Create a new GPO from a Starter GPO at the Starter GPOs nodeOpen the Group Policy Management Console. Expand theStarter GPOsnode.Right-click the Starter GPO you want to use to create a new Group Policy object and then clickNew GPO from Starter GPO.In theNew GPOdialog box, type the name of the new Group Policy object in theNamebox.ClickOK.Create a new GPO from a Starter GPO at the Group Policy objects nodeOpen the Group Policy Management Console. Right-click theGroup Policy Objectsnode.In theNew GPOdialog box, type the name of the new Group Policy object in theNamebox.Select the Starter GPO from theSource Starter GPOlist that you want to use to create a new Group Policy object.ClickOK.
Starter GPO
Starter GPO.
The object link links the GPO and the enforced GPO.
Local GPO
Local GPO
Blocking inheritance in GPO is worthless if the GPO links are not enforced.
Overrides the assignment of child GPO's.
To implement Group Policy in Windows Server 2008, open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) by running gpmc.msc from the Run dialog. From there, you can create a new Group Policy Object (GPO) by right-clicking on the desired Organizational Unit (OU) and selecting "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here." After creating the GPO, you can edit it by right-clicking on the GPO and selecting "Edit" to configure various policies according to your requirements. Finally, ensure that the GPO is linked to the appropriate OU to apply the settings to the targeted users or computers.
GPO stands for General Post Office.