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Lists the available domains. To choose a domain, click its name in the list.


Lists the Group Policy objects in the selected domain.


Displays a form you can use to choose a Group Policy object to link to the current site, domain, or organizational unit.


Specifies whether to block Group Policy objects that are linked to higher-level sites, domains, or organizational units from applying to the current site, domain, or organizational unit and its children. You cannot block Group Policy objects that are enforced by using No Override.


Click to delete the Group Policy object or the link to the Group Policy object. You need to specify whether you want to delete the object or the link.


Specifies whether to block the Group Policy object from applying to the site, domain or organizational unit. This allows you to edit the Group Policy object safely, without affecting policy.


Moves the Group Policy object one level lower in the list.


Starts Group Policy. You can edit the policy settings of the Group Policy object that is currently selected.


Displays the Group Policy objects that apply to the site, domain, or organizational unit. The higher objects in the list have higher precedence because, by default, they can overwrite the objects that are processed earlier. You cannot overwrite Group Policy objects that are enforced by using No Override.


Creates a new Group Policy object and adds it to the list. If you do not specify a name for the object, a default name is provided.


Specifies whether other Group Policy objects should be prevented from overriding settings in this Group Policy object. By using this advanced option, you might find it more difficult to troubleshoot policy settings.


Opens Options, which you can use to set No Override and Disabled.


Displays Properties for the Group Policy object. You can use this form to disable user or computer settings, to set permission entries that correspond to different security groups, and to create, order, or delete links for the Group Policy object.


Moves the Group Policy object up one level.


Begins the search in the specified domain.


Specifies the domain to be searched for links to the Group Policy object.


Displays the sites, domains, or organizational units found in the search.


Displays the name of the Group Policy object, and the name of the domain controller from which the Group Policy object is being read or edited.


Specifies whether or not to process computer configuration settings in this Group Policy object. If you do not use computer configuration settings, select this option to start up the computer faster.


Specifies whether or not to process user configuration settings in this Group Policy object. If you do not use user configuration settings, select this option to log on to the computer faster.


Specifies that the Group Policy object should not be linked to the site, domain, or organizational unit. This option deletes the object.


Specifies that the Group Policy object should not be linked to the site, domain, or organizational unit, but does not delete the Group Policy object.


Displays up to three of the following items:

Group Policy objects: Displays the Group Policy objects that are linked to this domain or organizational unit and, therefore, apply their Group Policy settings to the domain or organizational unit. The Group Policy objects are not necessarily stored in the current domain. The Domain column lists the domain in which each Group Policy object is stored.

Organizational units: Displays all of the organizational units that are the children of the domain or organizational unit selected in Look in. To add an organizational unit to Look in, double-click the organizational units.

Domains: Displays all of the domains that are the children of the domain that is selected in Look in. To add a domain to Look in, double-click one of the child domains.


Shows the domain to be searched for Group Policy objects. You can select a different domain from those available to search.


Shows all of the Group Policy objects stored in the domain that is selected in Look in. Note that these Group Policy objects are not necessarily linked (that is, they are not necessarily applying the Group Policy settings that they contain) to this or any other domain.


Shows the currently selected domain. You can select a different domain from among those available.


If Another computer is specified, you can browse for a computer in Active Directory and open its local Group Policy object.


Specifies that you want to open the Group Policy object on a network computer. You must have administrative rights on the computer, and Read and Write permission on the Group Policy object.


Specifies that you want to open the Group Policy object on the local computer. You must have administrative rights on the computer, and Read and Write permission on the Group Policy object.


Displays the full list of Group Policy objects linked to this site.


Displays the currently selected site. You can select a different site.


Specifies that you do not want to use WMI filtering.


Specifies that you want to use WMI filtering.


Displays the currently selected WMI filter, if there is one.


Displays Manage WMI Filters, where you can add, edit, or delete any of the WMI filters that you have defined.


Displays the full name of the domain controller, including the domain name, from which the list of Group Policy object links is obtained.


Displays Active Directory locations of objects that you can select.


Lists Group Policy objects that were applied successfully to this object.


Specifies whether or not to display all Group Policy objects associated with this object, regardless of failure or disabled status.


Specifies whether or not to show the scope of management for each Group Policy object.


Displays the name and status of each required Group Policy component.


Click to view permissions applied to the selected Group Policy object.


Click to edit the specified Group Policy object.


Lists each variable used in this Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) query.


Specifies whether or not to display the revision location for each Group Policy object.


Lists the details for the selected Group Policy component.


Click to save the component information (in text only).


Lists all of the available domain controllers.


Lists all Group Policy objects in order of precedence.


Lists all Group Policy objects in order of precedence.


Specifies the conditions under which this package was installed. For example, whether the package was published or assigned, or the package is an advanced installation.


Lists all Group Policy objects applied to this policy in order of precedence.