New and changed GPO options/settings in Windows 7.
All, Does anyone have an accurate list of the GPO setting changes (additions, removals, aleterations) between Windows XP and Windows 7? I have seen the link below but it looks very short and hasn#t been changed since September 2009. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ee617163(WS.10).aspx TIA, BDSBrad
February 15th, 2011 10:44am

Hi BDS74, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. The link you mentioned is only the user configuration group policy settings in Windows 7. The major changes in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 are Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Group Policy, Additional types of preference items, Starter Group Policy Objects, Administrative Template Functionality. Please refer to: What’s New in Group Policy This document contains the detailed information about the changes. Best Regards, Miya Yao TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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February 15th, 2011 9:32pm

Hi Miya, Sorry, but I don't think I explained the question properly :-( I know there are signficant changes to GPO Management in Windows 7, but what I am looking for is a definative list of the differences between what settings are avilable and applicable to a Windows XP RSOP versus A Windows 7 RSOP, for both User and computer settings. For example (and I know this started with Vista) but there are setting that allow control over UAC which are available to Windows 7, but not Windows XP. Do you (anyone) know of a list like that? BradBrad
February 16th, 2011 9:28am

Hi Miya, Sorry, but I don't think I explained the question properly :-( I know there are signficant changes to GPO Management in Windows 7, but what I am looking for is a definative list of the differences between what settings are avilable and applicable to a Windows XP RSOP versus A Windows 7 RSOP, for both User and computer settings. For example (and I know this started with Vista) but there are setting that allow control over UAC which are available to Windows 7, but not Windows XP. Do you (anyone) know of a list like that? Brad Brad Hi Brad The documentation is updated from OS to the next OS. To properly see and understand the changes made since Windows XP, you need to first study the changes made in Windows Vista, and subsequently included in Windows 7. Then go to the specific changes made in Windows 7. There were around 700 new policies added when Vista was released, and very few new changes made in Windows 7. Here are the links. Deploying Group Policy Using Windows Vista: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766208(WS.10).aspx What's New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367853(WS.10).aspx You can also use the following link to download the Group Policy Settings References for all versions of Windows/Servers. These can be sorted by the OS column. Read the Overview section on this page. Download details: Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=18c90c80-8b0a-4906-a4f5-ff24cc2030fb&displaylang=en Another good resource is the following website. Group Policy Search: http://gps.cloudapp.net/ Hope this helps. Regards,Ronnie Vernon MVP – Windows Desktop Experience
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February 17th, 2011 1:36am

Perfect - thanks! I'll go through the Vista additions as well - thanks for your help. BradBrad
February 17th, 2011 5:10am

Hi Brad You're welcome, glad this helped. Regards,Ronnie Vernon MVP – Windows Desktop Experience
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February 17th, 2011 6:30am

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