Solved Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?
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One thing is certain, Microsoft is not clear on the definition.
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@Dashrender said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@scottalanmiller said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@Dashrender said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@IRJ said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@scottalanmiller said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@IRJ said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
@scottalanmiller said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
Group Policy is not limited to domains. You can use Group Policy manually at each machine.
That's right, but at when you are deploying it with scripts it's considered local policy. Even though you can deploy it just as effectively as you would with Group policy.
Group Policy deploys it locally with scripts, too
It works the same way, but according to Microsoft's terminology it is not the same thing.
According to two separate introduction articles to Group Policy, Microsoft defines it as utilizing AD. Until you utilize AD, it is really just local policy that is scripted.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh147307(v=ws.10).aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742376.aspx
Even Wikipedia's definition clearly defines that Group Policy uses AD
This is the fuzziness that I've been having even since Scott started saying that AD and GP have nothing to do with each other. While I do understand their are each their own components, but from an MS POV, they are part of a collective of things that most Windows admins consider one in the same.
Yes, it appears that Microsoft really wants to say that Local Group Policy is not Group Policy. I'll concede that point. From an IT perspective, though, the thing called "Group Policy" functionally exists without AD, but technically cannot have the name.
What I don't know is, does it exist in the home edition?
Yes. It always has.
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@IRJ said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
One thing is certain, Microsoft is not clear on the definition.
Or they believe that "Local Group Policy" is not a form of "Group Policy" which seems... intentionally misleading? -
Oops, this many posts till I came back
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@openit said in Software restriction policy on Workgroup network ?:
Oops, this many posts till I came back
We all get busy.
