What is item-level targeting in Group Policy?

Item-Level Targeting lets you define how Group Policy settings apply to Active Directory users or computers by setting conditions. You perform the process by first selecting conditional logic statements like AND, OR, and NOT. These best practices will help you get more out of Item-level targeting.

How do I use item-level targeting in Group Policy?

Double-click the node for the preference extension, and then right-click the preference item and click Properties. In the Properties dialog box, click the Common tab. Select Item-level targeting, and then click Targeting.

How many item-level targeting categories are available?

There are 27 types of targeting criteria available as of this writing, and many of the types contain multiple individual items.

What is security filtering in Group Policy?

You can set security filtering on users and groups to mask or lock the GPOs in the GP repository. When you set this level of security, the GPA Console no longer allows the users or groups to see or edit the targeted GPOs. You must have the “GPO Security Filtering” privilege to mask or lock a GPO.

How does item level targeting work in Group Policy?

Item level targeting is a feature in Group Policy through which we can target a group policy to be deployed on a particular set of users.

How is GPO deployed printers with item level targeting on security groups?

Select the Group Policy object you are using for that printer, and then deploy it at a Machine Level. This will deploy it for all users who log into that machine. If you are doing it manually from the GPO, I have found that you always have to go to the advanced tab and select the “Run in Logged On User’s Security Context”.

How to map drive using item level targeting GPO?

If you have created some files and folders on the Server but you want those files and folders to be accessed from any other Server then you can share the folder and map it on the client box. Different level of permissions can be deployed on the share folder e.g. you can restrict modify access or you can restrict delete access, etc.

Can a GPO have more than one preference item?

Within a single Group Policy object (GPO), you can include multiple preference items, each customized for selected users or computers and each targeted to apply settings only to the relevant users or computers. Each targeting item results in a value of either true or false.