Configure and manage Group Policy - Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 - page 377

Extension Action

Network Options extension Creates, deletes, replaces, or updates virtual private networking (VPN)

or dial-up networking connections

Power Options extension Creates, deletes, replaces, or updates power schemes; or modifies

power options

Printers extension Creates, deletes, replaces, or updates TCP/IP, shared, and local printer

connections

Regional Options extension Modifies regional options

Scheduled Tasks extension Creates, deletes, replaces, or updates scheduled or immediate tasks

Services extension Modifies services

Start Menu extension Modifies Start menu options

Configuring power options
A typical Control Panel setting uses the Power Options preference extension. Using this exten-
sion, you can create a new domain power plan and deploy it to selected users and computers
by using Group Policy Preferences. The four actions for the preference extension are:
■ Create Creates a new power plan configuration. If an existing power plan has the
same name, the plan isn't changed.
■ Delete Removes a power plan of the same name; it does not remove built-in power
plans.
■ Replace Deletes and then re-creates a power plan. If the named power plan exists, it
overwrites all existing settings for the plan. If the plan doesn't exist, it creates it.
■ Update Updates an existing plan without removing settings that aren't part of the
defined preference item. If the plan doesn't exist, it creates it.
You can create a power plan preference in either the Computer Configuration container or
the User Configuration container. User power plans process after computer power plans, and
users who are local administrators or Power Users can change their power settings in Control
Panel. Power plan preferences are subject to item-level targeting.

Configuring Internet explorer settings
You can set Internet Explorer (IE) settings by using the Internet Settings Group Policy prefer-
ence extension. To set preferences, follow these steps:

1. Open the GPMC and right-click the GPO for which you want to set IE preferences.

2. Select Edit from the menu to open the Group Policy Management Editor.

3. Expand the User Configuration container and select the Preferences/Control Panel Set-
tings/Internet Settings node.