In the last couple of weeks I have been working with customers on GPO implementations. One of the first things I show them are the Excel spreadsheets that contain all the settings in a search able format. These spreadsheets are useful when you don't know the name of the setting but know the item you...

There are times when you are doing troubleshooting or testing when you need to work on a production computer in a lab environment. In these cases you capture an image of the computer in question and restore it on lab hardware. Many times the local security policy has been set by a GPO and cannot be modified...