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Use RSAT to Manage Group Policies, Install RSAT on a Windows PC

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Chapter 6: Configure Group Policies Use RSAT to Manage Group Policies You can use Windows Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to configure group policies other than passwords and account lockout on a domain-joined Windows PC. Install RSAT on a Windows PC 1. Download Windows RSAT from Microsoft Download Center to a Windows PC. Different Windows versions have different RSAT installation files. 2. Run the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions in the wizard to install RSAT. 3. When the installation is complete, go to Windows Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off, and tick the Remote Server Administration Tools checkbox. 4. Make sure you have joined the current PC to your domain and signed in as a domain administrator. You will find RSAT at Control Panel > Administrative Tools. Note: • Configurable options of RSAT depend on the Windows version of the PC where RSAT is installed. For instance, settings available in the Windows 8 RSAT may not cover all the settings built in the Windows 10 RSAT. Assign a Roaming Profile for All Users Roaming profiles allow domain users to access their files when they sign in to different Windows PCs that are joined to the domain. 1. Make sure you have created a shared folder and granted sufficient permissions to all domain users on the Synology NAS acting as the RWDC. Refer to Step 1 to Step 7 of Assign a Roaming Profile for a Single User for detailed instructions. 2. Sign in to a domain-joined Windows PC as a domain administrator. 43

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Chapter 6: Configure Group Policies
Use RSAT to Manage Group Policies
You can use Windows
Remote Server Administration Tools
(
RSAT
) to configure group
policies other than passwords and account lockout on a
domain-joined Windows PC
.
Install RSAT on a Windows PC
1. Download
Windows RSAT
from Microsoft Download Center to a Windows PC. Different
Windows versions have different RSAT installation files.
2. Run the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions in the wizard to install RSAT.
3. When the installation is complete, go to Windows
Control Panel
>
Programs
>
Turn
Windows features on or off
, and tick the
Remote Server Administration Tools
checkbox.
4. Make sure you have joined the current PC to your domain and signed in as a domain
administrator. You will find RSAT at
Control Panel
>
Administrative Tools
.
Note:
• Configurable options of RSAT depend on the Windows version of the PC where RSAT is
installed. For instance, settings available in the Windows 8 RSAT may not cover all the
settings built in the Windows 10 RSAT.
Assign a Roaming Profile for All Users
Roaming profiles allow domain users to access their files when they sign in to different
Windows PCs that are joined to the domain.
1. Make sure you have created a shared folder and granted sufficient permissions to all
domain users on the Synology NAS acting as the RWDC. Refer to Step 1 to Step 7 of
Assign
a Roaming Profile for a Single User
for detailed instructions.
2. Sign in to a domain-joined Windows PC as a domain administrator.