In this course you will learn how to reduce costs and increase efficiencies in your network. You will discover how to consolidate the administration of an enterprise IT infrastructure with Group Policy, and you will learn to control and manage computer systems and domain users running Windows Server and Windows clients. 

• Module 1: Introduction to Configuration Management
• Module 2: Using Group Policy Management Tools
• Module 3: Designing a Group Policy Infrastructure
• Module 4: Understanding the Architecture of Group Policy Processing
• Module 5: Troubleshooting and Backing Up GPOs
• Module 6: Securing Windows Using Group Policy
• Module 7: Implementing Application Security Using Group Policy
• Module 8: Configuring the Desktop Environment with Group Policy
• Module 9: Implementing User State Virtualization
• Module 10: Assigning and Publishing Software Packages
• Module 11: Configuration Management with Windows PowerShell
• Module 12: Creating and Deploying Administrative Templates
• Module 13: Configuring Group Policy Preferences

Experience with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012 environments and a fundamental understanding of Active Directory.