Let us learn how to import ADMX files to group policy with the support of our Server management support services at Bobcares.

What is Group Policy?

Group Policy is a Microsoft Windows feature that allows administrators to centrally control and enforce network settings for devices and users.

ADMX files are XML-based files that define Group Policy settings for Windows components and programs.

Administrators can add new settings and rules to their current Group Policy infrastructure by importing ADMX files into Group Policy.

1. An alternative method to import ADMX files to group policy
2. Configuration

How to import ADMX files to group policy?

The following are the steps for importing ADMX files into Group Policy:

1. From the Microsoft Download Center, obtain the ADMX files for the relevant Windows component or program.
2. The contents of the downloaded ZIP file should be extracted to a temporary location.
3. On the domain controller, launch the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
4. Select “New” from the context menu of the “Group Policy Objects” container.
5. Click “OK” after giving the new Group Policy Object (GPO) a name.
6. Select “Edit” from the context menu when you right-click on the new GPO.
7. Right-click on the “Administrative Templates” node under “Computer Configuration” or “User Configuration” in the Group Policy Management Editor and select “Add/Remove Templates.”
8. Click the “Add” button in the “Add/Remove Templates” dialog box and navigate to the location where you extracted the ADMX files.
9. Select the ADMX files we want to import and press the “Open” button.
10. The ADMX files will now be added to the Group Policy Management Editor’s list of accessible administrative templates.
11. Navigate to the administrative template we wish to customize under “Computer Configuration” or “User Configuration” to handle the new Group Policy settings described in the imported ADMX files.
12. Configure the required Group Policy settings in the editor’s right pane.
13. Close the editor once we complete modifying the settings, and the changes will deploy to the appropriate machines and users on the network.

By importing ADMX files into Group Policy, administrators may expand the capabilities of their existing Group Policy infrastructure by adding new settings and policies.

Organizations may enforce security regulations and standardize user environments throughout their network by implementing Group Policy settings.

An alternative method to import admx files to group policy

Windows Server 2008 and later use a Central Store to store Administrative Template files when adding ADMX templates to Group Policy. As in previous versions of Windows, the ADM folder is not created in a GPO in Windows 7.

Domain controllers, as a result, do not keep or copy redundant copies of.adm files. To reap the benefits of.admx files, we must first construct a Central Store in a domain controller’s SYSVOL folder.

The Central Store is a file location that the Group Policy tools examine. Group Policy tools uses the any.admx files in the Central Store. The files are later copied to all domain controllers in the domain.

The Central Store for.admx and.adml files may be found at the following addresses:

To add a new template to the central store, we must locate or download the new.ADMX and.ADML files and copy them to the central store.

We can adjust the session variables after importing the file to configure options or optimize desktop PCoIP performance.

Configuration

To import the Administrative Template File, follow these steps:

1. Activate the Local GPO Editor:

   a: To launch the run dialog, press + r.

   b: Enter the command gpedit.msc.
2. Go to the directory Local Computer Policy – Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates.
3. Select Add/Remove Templates from the context menu when right-
4. clicking the Administrative Templates folder.
5. Navigate to the following directory and click Add:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Teradici\PCoIP Agent\configuration
6. After that select pcoip.adm, and click Open and then Close.
7. Finally, the template file is imported.

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Conclusion

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