Windows Server 2008 - Group Policy Preferences

La RC1 de Windows Server 2008 verra l'arrivée d'une nouvelle fonctionnalité significative concernant les Group Policies : les Preferences. Si vous vous demandez en quoi les Group Policy Preferences diffèrent des Group Policy Settings le tableau ci-dessous vous donnera un premier aperçu :

	Group Policy Preferences	Group Policy Settings
Enforcement	· Preferences are not enforced · User interface is not disabled · Can be refreshed or applied once	· Settings are enforced · User interface is disabled · Settings are refreshed
Flexibility	· Easily create preference items for registry settings, files, and so on · Import individual registry settings or entire registry branches from a local or a remote computer	· Adding policy settings requires application support and creating administrative templates · Cannot create policy settings to manage files, folders, and so on
Local Policy	· Not available in local Group Policy	· Available in local Group Policy
Awareness	· Supports non-Group Policy-aware applications	· Requires Group Policy-aware applications
Storage	· Original settings are overwritten · Removing the preference item does not restore the original setting	· Original settings are not changed · Stored in registry Policy branches · Removing the policy setting restores the original settings
Targeting and Filtering	· Targeting is granular, with a user interface for each type of targeting item · Supports targeting at the individual preference item level	· Filtering is based on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and requires writing WMI queries · Supports filtering at a GPO level
User Interface	· Provides a familiar, easy-to-use interface for configuring most settings	· Provides an alternative user interface for most policy settings

Pour aller plus loin dans la découverte des Preferences vous trouverez ici un livre blanc les décrivant.