Uncontrolled GPO Commands

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The Uncontrolled tab:

  • Displays a list of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) not managed by Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM).

  • Provides a shortcut menu with commands for bringing uncontrolled GPOs under the management of AGPM and for displaying the history and reports for GPOs.

  • Displays a list of the groups and users who have permission to access a selected GPO.

Right-clicking the Group Policy Objects list on this tab displays a shortcut menu, including whichever of the following options are applicable.

Control and history

Command Effect

History

Open a window listing all versions of the selected GPO saved within the archive. From the history, you can obtain a report of the settings within a GPO, compare two versions of a GPO, compare a GPO to a template, or roll back to a previous version of a GPO.

Control

Bring the selected uncontrolled GPO under the change control management of AGPM. If you do not have permission to control a GPO, you will be prompted to submit a request.

Save as Template

Create a new template based on the settings of the selected GPO.

 

Reports

Command Effect

Settings

Generate an HTML-based or XML-based report displaying the settings within the selected GPO.

Differences

Generate an HTML-based or XML-based report comparing the settings within two selected GPOs or within the selected GPO and a template.

 

Miscellaneous

Command Effect

Refresh

Update the display of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to incorporate any changes. Some changes are not visible until the display is refreshed.

Help

Display help for AGPM.

 

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