Question How to update Group Policy Templates on Local Computer?

bamajon1974

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I need some clarification about updating Group Policy Templates (*.admx, *.adml) on a local Windows 10 machine please. Information on the web is not very clear.

Are the Administrative Templates downloaded from the MS website (for example, the 21H1 templates can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=103124) meant to update just a single, local computer? Or are they meant to update templates on a Central Store Server that handles multiple computers on a network? Or both?

If the Administrative Templates are used to update a local computer, what the correct procedure for doing so? When the Administrative Template MSI files downloaded from MS are executed, the newest template files are copied into the Program Files directory only. Does the user have to manually copy the *.admx and *.adml files into the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder?

Thanks!
 
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Ralston18

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Your post appears to be very much a series of "homework" or "test" like questions.

Forum rules prohibit doing homework.

What you need to do is focus on each question one by one and then provide what you believe are the applicable answers/responses. Also cite relevant sources as necessary.

Then post accordingly requesting comment.

Microsoft's website has extensive information on Group Policy. Plus there are many other online resources and tutorials.

Start with an overall. For example:

https://www.pcwdld.com/group-policy-management

Then work and learn your way into specifics.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...ver/group-policy/manage-group-policy-adm-file
 

bamajon1974

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I am not exactly sure you read my post because nothing resembles test or homework questions. The list I posted was meant to ask very specific, non-ambiguous questions in hopes of getting the answers I seek. My expertise does not lie in computer management, especially with servers and networks, thus justification for the questions I posed.

I am about to reset my Win10 machine and have questions about updating Group Policy Templates. The primary question is.....do I need to bother updating the local %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions\ folder with those downloaded from the MS website for a local installation only. The articles I read from a Google search seem to suggest that the administrative templates downloaded from MS are for creating a central store to manage multiple computers on a network, so I am assuming that the templates are not needed for local, single computer, but not for sure. The rest of the questions in the "list" would naturally answer themselves afterward.

Does that help?