Using Group Policies to Lock Down user PC's

[David92595]

One of our clients is now requiring us to harden (I think is the correct term) our network and user PC's. More specifically our client PC's, I need to find a guide to lock down everything from screen savers to access to the control panel and network tree.

Does anyone know of a reputable site that explains how to do this? Or even a good youtube video… Also, my supervisor is adamant that I make sure that any group policy put in place will not affect any unintended functions. Which is in itself quite hard, as I know very little about group policies, but i will once again ask for any information the tech community has on this subject.

As always any help is greatly appreciated,

David92595

 

[ShackDaddy]

Probably your best resource is going to be the technet articles on Group Policy (

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754657(v=ws.10).aspx)

and this site (

http://www.gpanswers.com/)

run by Jeremy Moskowitz.

Other than that, you might think of getting a mentoring session with someone who knows GP well, as they could walk you through the best practices that will make it simpler to avoid causing inadvertent issues. As you can see from my links below, I work for companies that do both training and mentoring, but you may find additional valuable resources on Jeremy's site.

Dave Shackelford
ThirdTier.net
TrainSignal.com