How do I set up a group policy in Active Directory?
- Step 1: Decide which user or users you want to include in the group.
- Step 2: Log in to the Active Directory User and Computers console.
- Step 3: Create the group by right-clicking on the
Groups
folder, selectingNew
and thenGroup.
- Step 4: Type a name for the group and select a group scope.
- Step 5: Select the type of group and click
OK.
- Step 6: Right-click on the group name and then
Add to Group
to add users to the group. Select the user or users you want to add, then clickOK.
- Step 7: Create and apply a Group Policy Object (GPO) to the group using the
Group Policy
tab. - Step 8: Test the GPO to make sure the settings are applied as expected.