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FIGURE 6-11
The Group Policy Management Editor running on Windows 8.1 domain-joined computer
with centralized policy definitions.
You can import security templates directly into a GPO by using the Group Policy Manage-
ment Editor. Security templates are .inf files that contain specific security settings. One way
to create security templates is to create a template policy by configuring the security set-
tings you want to be part of the template and then export the template by using secpol.msc.
Another way is to use one of the starter GPOs to create a new policy and then export it.
To import a policy, follow these steps:
1.
In the GPMC, right-click the policy that you want to apply the template to and select
Edit to open the Group Policy Management Editor.
2.
Expand the Computer Configuration node in the console tree and select Computer
Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Security Settings.
3.
Right-click Security Settings and select Import Policy. (The default location for security
template policies is in the Documents\Security\Templates folder of the logged-on
user.)
Select the policy you want to import and click Open.
4.
Windows includes a full set of administrative templates, and these templates are automatical-
ly available. However, you can install additional administrative templates for other versions of
Windows, available from the Microsoft Download Center; for Microsoft Office, also available
