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resources Element (.adml)
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description Element

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The description element is the localized description of policy settings contained in the .adml file.

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<description>localized description text</description>

There are no attributes associated with this element.

There are no child elements associated with this element.

This is an optional element that is unsupported by the Local Group Policy Editor or the Group Policy Management Console.

This XML fragment is an example of a description element.

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       <description>This file contains application custom policy settings.</description>

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