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Line 197: ==Group Policy== {{main\|Group Policy}} Windows Vista includes around 2400 [[Group policy\|Group Policy]] settings,<ref>~~[http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/library/gpol/a8366c42-6373-48cd-9d11-2510580e4817.mspx?mfr=true~~Citation ~~New and Expanded Group Policy settings]~~Needed</ref> which allow administrators to specify configuration for connected groups of computers, especially in a [[Windows Server domain\|domain]]. Windows Vista supports Multiple Local Group Policy Objects which allows setting different levels of Local Group Policy for individual users.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/9c7ecc7d-8784-4b8d-ba1f-ba1882ba83741033.mspx \| title = Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Multiple Local Group Policy Objects \| accessdate = 2007-10-08}}</ref> A new XML based policy definition file format, known as ADMX has been introduced. ADMX files contain the configuration settings for individual Group Policy Objects (GPO). For domain based GPOs, the ADMX files can be centrally stored, and all computers on the domain will retrieve them to configure themselves, using the [[File Replication Service]], which is used to replicate files on a configured system from a remote location. The Group Policy service is no longer attached with the [[Winlogon]] service, rather it runs as a service on its own. Group Policy event messages are now logged in the system [[Event Viewer\|event log]]. Group Policy uses ''Network Location Awareness'' to refresh the policy configuration as soon as a network configuration change is detected. New categories for policy settings include power management, device installations, security settings, Internet Explorer settings, and printer settings, among others. Group Policy settings also need to be used, to enable two way communication filtering in the [[Windows Firewall#Windows Vista\|Windows Firewall]], which by default enables only incoming data filtering. Printer settings can be used to install printers based on the network location. Whenever the user connects to a different network, the available printers are updated for the new network. Group Policy settings specify which printer is available on which network. Also, printer settings can be used to allow standard users to install printers. Group Policy can also be used for specifying [[Quality of Service]] (QoS) settings. Device installation settings can be used to prevent users from connecting external storage devices, as a means to prevent data theft.

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