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Optimize GPO performance

As mentioned in part one, you can have a great impact on the logon times on your machines. Here

are detailed instructions on how to perform the optimization.



To disable portions of Group Policy settings, follow these steps:



Open the Active Directory Users And Computers console.

Expand the domain and organizational units (OUs) for which you want to change the Group Policy

Object (GPO) settings.

Right-click the domain and the OU and then select Properties.

On the Group Policy tab, select the Group Policy Object and click Properties.

Disable the computer configuration settings or user configuration settings by selecting the

appropriate check box.

Click OK and close all dialog boxes.



To configure asynchronous GPO processing, follow these steps:



Open the Active Directory Users And Computers console.

Expand the domain and OUs for which you want to change the GPO processing.

Right-click the domain and the OU, and then select Properties.

On the Group Policy tab, select the Group Policy Object and click Edit.

Expand Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Group Policy.

Enable Apply Group Policy For Computers Asynchronously During Startup by selecting the check

box.

Enable Apply Group Policy For Users Asynchronously During Logon.

Close all dialog boxes.

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