You can use Group Policy to define and deploy specific configurations for groups of users and computers. These configurations are created by using the Group Policy Management Editor and are contained in one or more Group Policy objects (GPOs) stored in Active Directory. To deploy the settings, the GPO is linked to one or more Active Directory containers, such as a site, a domain, or an organizational unit (OU). The settings in the GPO are then applied automatically to the users and computers whose objects are stored in those Active Directory containers. You can configure the work environment for your users once, and then rely on Group Policy to enforce your settings.
For an overview of Group Policy, see the Group Policy technology review in this guide. For more information about Group Policy, see Windows Server Group Policy at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=93542.
Steps for deploying basic settings by using Group Policy