How do I import a group policy object?

Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, , ,

This is a really simple procedure: Open Group Policy Management. In the console tree, double-click Group Policy Objects in the forest and domain containing the Group Policy object (GPO) into which you want to import settings. Right-click the GPO, and then click Import Settings. Follow the instructions in the Import Settings Wizard, and then click

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How to reset GPO settings to default on Windows Server

Active Directory, Group Policy, Uncategorized, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, ,

Issue this command to reset GPO settings to their defaults (enter thisas one line): secedit /configure /db reset /cfg “c:windowssecuritytemplatessetup security.inf” /overwrite   Delete the registry.pol file if it exists (enter this as one line): del c:windowssystem32grouppolicymachineregistry.pol   Reboot the server