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Group Policy Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

Updated: August 15, 2012

Applies To: Windows Server 2012

This topic contains the brief descriptions of the Windows PowerShell® cmdlets that are for use in administering Group Policy in Windows Server® 2012 and Windows® 8 with Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed. (RSAT includes the GPMC and the Group Policy cmdlets.)

Each cmdlet in the table is linked to additional information about that cmdlet.

Important
The Group Policy cmdlets can only be run on a computer that has the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) installed.

Group Policy Cmdlets (in verb order)

Name	Description
Backup-GPO	Backs up one GPO or all the GPOs in a domain.
Copy-GPO	Copies a GPO.
Get-GPInheritance	Retrieves Group Policy inheritance information for a specified domain or OU.
Get-GPO	Gets one GPO or all the GPOs in a domain.
Get-GPOReport	Generates a report in either XML or HTML format for a specified GPO or for all GPOs in a domain.
Get-GPPermission	Gets the permission level for one or more security principals on a specified GPO.
Get-GPPrefRegistryValue	Retrieves one or more registry preference items under either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
Get-GPRegistryValue	Retrieves one or more registry-based policy settings under either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
Get-GPResultantSetOfPolicy	Outputs the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information to a file, for a user, a computer, or both.
Get-GPStarterGPO	Gets one Starter GPO or all Starter GPOs in a domain.
Import-GPO	Imports the Group Policy settings from a backed-up GPO into a specified GPO.
Invoke-GPUpdate	Updates Group Policy on a local computer or remote computer.
New-GPLink	Links a GPO to a site, domain, or OU.
New-GPO	Creates a new GPO.
New-GPStarterGPO	Creates a new Starter GPO.
Remove-GPLink	Removes a GPO link from a site, domain, or OU.
Remove-GPO	Deletes a GPO.
Remove-GPPrefRegistryValue	Removes one or more registry preference items from either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
Remove-GPRegistryValue	Removes one or more registry-based policy settings from either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
Rename-GPO	Assigns a new display name to a GPO.
Restore-GPO	Restores one GPO or all GPOs in a domain from one or more GPO backup files.
Set-GPInheritance	Blocks or unblocks inheritance for a specified domain or OU.
Set-GPLink	Sets the properties of the specified GPO link.
Set-GPPermission	Grants a level of permissions to a security principal for one GPO or for all the GPOs in a domain.
Set-GPPrefRegistryValue	Configures a registry preference item under either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
Set-GPRegistryValue	Configures one or more registry-based policy settings under either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.

Tip
You can import the cmdlets manually by running the following commands from Windows PowerShell: Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature GPMC Get-Command -Module GroupPolicy

Tip

You can import the cmdlets manually by running the following commands from Windows PowerShell:

Import-Module ServerManager
Add-WindowsFeature GPMC
Get-Command -Module GroupPolicy

Group Policy Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

Group Policy Cmdlets (in verb order)

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