How to create a Group Policy Central Store
Group Policy Central Store contains all of the necessary ADMX and ADML files. Group Policy Central Store provides a simple and effective way to manage administrative templates from the SYSVOL folder. More information on Group Policy Central Store can be found here.
Create a Group Policy Central Store
- Browse to C:\Windows\ folder on Server 2008.
- Copy PolicyDefinitions folder from Server 2008.
- Brose to your SYSVOL folder -- \\yourdomain.net\sysvol\yourdomain.net\policies.
- Paste PolicyDefinitions folder from Server 2008 to SYSVOL folder.
Verify Group Policy Central Store
- Open Group Policy Management Console on Server 2008.
- Browse to Forest > Domains > Group Policy Objects , select a policy
- On the right pane, click on “Settings” tab
- Under Administrative Templates, it will tell you that Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the central store.
