Client-side Processing of Group Policy
Some of the Group Policy components include client-side extensions (.dlls) that implement Group Policy at client computers. The client-side extensions are loaded as needed when a client computer is processing policy. The client computer first gets a list of Group Policy objects. Next, it loops through all the client-side extensions and determines whether each client-side extension has any data in any of the Group Policy objects. If a client-side extension has data in a Group Policy object, the client-side extension is called with the list of Group Policy objects that it should process. If the client-side extension does not have any settings in any of the Group Policy objects, it is not called.
Table 22.4 lists the client-side extensions.
Table 22.4 Client-side Extensions
Client-side extension |
DLL file name |
---|---|
Registry (in Administrative Templates |
Userenv.dll |
Disk Quota (in Administrative Templates) |
Dskquota.dll |
Folder Redirection |
Fdeploy.dll |
Scripts |
Gptext.dll |
Software Installation |
Appmgmts.dll |
Security |
Scecli.dll |
IP Security |
Gptext.dll |
EFS (Encrypting File System) Recovery |
Scecli.dll |
Internet Explorer Maintenance |
iedkcs32.dll |
Remote Installation Services |
none |