Group Policy Editor on Windows Server 2022—Why it need?
The program called Group Policy Editor (gpedit) is designed for Microsoft Windows operating system users, which allows them to manage and adjust multiple system settings and policies on their own computers. System administrators usually utilize this program to impose predefined configurations, security measures as well as restrictions on user accounts and system resources. A major benefit of the Group Policy Editor is its access to many settings that are not available via the standard Windows Control Panel, which makes it useful to modify the performance and appearance of Windows applications and components. Nonetheless, caution should be exercised when making alterations through this tool, as some changes may lead to unstable system behavior or affect other installed applications.
Using gpedit on standalone host
On server which is not part of Windows domain we can use the utility right after deploying the server,no other installation is requiered.To start tool we can type the keyboard shortcut "Win+R" and enter "gpedit.msc". After that, a windows will open as in the screenshots:
In GUI we can make some settings in "Computer configuration" and "User configuration" , only on local server.
Adding GPO tool in domain member server
In case, that our server is joined in domain we can also use tool called "Group Policy Management". Allows you to manage multiple policies in a domain.It can be installed by two ways.
By GUI Server Manager:
Hit start,choose "Server Manager",click "manage",click "Add roles and Features", then three times "Next" until appear screen "Select one or more features to install" and choose "Group Policy Management" and hit "Next". On last screen hit "Install":
Install by powershell
Open powershell as administrator then insert command:
After that, GPMC will be appear in Administrative tools:
Conclusion
In this short article described step to enable tool for managing local group policy and domain group policy on fresh Windows Server 2022.