How to Create a GPO Using a Template

A template is a static version of a Group Policy Object for use as a starting point for creating new GPOs. Although you cannot edit a template, you can create a new GPO based on a template. Templates are useful for quickly creating multiple GPOs that include many of the same policy settings.

To create a new GPO using a template: 

1. Log on to the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) client with a user account that has been assigned the Editor role.

2. In the Group Policy Management Console tree, click Change Control in the forest and domain in which you want to manage your GPOs.
   
   
    
3. In the details pane, click the Contents tab, and then click the Controlled tab.
   
   
    
4. Right-click the Change Control node, and then click New Controlled GPO.
   
   
    
5. In the New Controlled GPO dialog box:
   1. Type your email address in the Cc: field.
   2. Type a name for the new GPO.
      
      
   3. Type a comment about the new GPO.
      
      
   4. Click Create in archive and production. The new GPO will be deployed to the production environment immediately upon approval.
      
      
   5. Select a template from the For GPO template dropdown menu. Click Submit.
      
      
6. When the AGPM Progress window indicates that overall progress is complete, click Close.
   
   
   
   The new GPO is displayed on the Pending tab. Approval of a pending GPO is completed by an Approver.