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Server 2012 – Import Windows 10 ADMX GPO

For each product, like Windows or Office, Microsoft introduces new features or new configuration options. All of these can be managed using Group Policy Object (GPO) but you must get the latest policy definitions if you want set the new options. For exemple, with Windows Server 2012 R2, you need to import Windows 10 ADMX in order to manage it by GPO.

Windows 10 ADMX with Server 2012

Let’s see how to import ADMX file for Group Policy Object.

Create the Central Store

Before Windows Vista, you needed to import specific ADM files for each GPO which modify a new options. With this method, the size of the sysvol folder could be very huge, and cause some replication issues. This is why Microsoft created the GPO Central Store repository. By this way, you only need to copy/paste the admx file one time and it will be available for all GPO. Creating the Central Store is an easy task:

• Go to Policy folder under Sysvol.
• Create a new folder and named it PolicyDefinitions:

• The central store is now created. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and Windows Client will get ADMX files from this folder.

Import Windows 10 ADMX

• Go to the Microsoft website to download Windows 10 ADMX files. (here)

Windows 10 ADMX Download

• Run the executable to extract files:

ADMX for Windows 10

• From C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 10\PolicyDefinitions, copy all .ADMX, your language folder and paste into the Central Store:

Central Store with ADMX

GPO for Windows 10

• When you create a new GPO, GPMC will indicate that the Policy Definitions are retrieved from the Central Store:

GPMC ADMX Files

• You can now edit options for Windows 10. Like Microsoft Edge configuration:

Microsoft Edge GPO

You can get more information about ADMX files here.

How to import windows 10 admx into windows server 2012 r2 domain

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We recently upgraded from a 2008 domain to 2012R2 domain and I want to create templates for Windows 10 computers. I downloaded the ADMX installer for Windows 10 and Server 2016 from Microsoft and installed it.

I then copied the ADMX files and ADML files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy. to my central store in SYSVOL.

When I try to edit a policy in the Group Policy Manager I still don’t see the policy settings I want to change. For example, I want to disable Cortona. I am told it is located under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search. I have found Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the central store, but I cannot find Windows Components or Search.

Did I miss something in my setup, any suggestions? I’m also trying to create policies to manage the Store and OneDrive but can’t find those settings either.

How to import windows 10 admx into windows server 2012 r2 domain

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Hi i have downloaded the msi with the windows 10 ADMX templates how do i import this into my server 2012 gpo

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ADMX/ADML files (administrative templates) reside in the \policydefinitions\ folder structure.

By default this is c:\windows\policydefinitions\

If you have implemented a Central Store in your domain, that would override the local \policydefinitions\ folder and so the GPMC/GPME tools will instead refer to the CS to get the ADMX/ADML files.

On the machine where you usually manage your domain GPOs, check the GPMC/GPME to confirm if local or central is being used:

Make a backup copy of the current \policydefinitions\ folders/subfolders/files (either local or central)

Extract the new ADMX/ADML files and overwrite existing ADMX/ADML files with the new files (either local or central), ensuring that the ADML files are correctly placed in the relevant MUIculture subfolder (e.g. \en-US)

You may need to take ownership of, and grant yourself full permissions to, the old files/folders, to be able to overwrite them. By default, the TrustedInstaller entity will be the owner and your access will be denied. One way to easily tackle that, is to execute the MSI on the Domain Controller server itself and extract directly into the store.

Don [doesn’t work for MSFT, and they’re probably glad about that ;]

How to import windows 10 admx into windows server 2012 r2 domain

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Hi i have downloaded the msi with the windows 10 ADMX templates how do i import this into my server 2012 gpo

Answers

ADMX/ADML files (administrative templates) reside in the \policydefinitions\ folder structure.

By default this is c:\windows\policydefinitions\

If you have implemented a Central Store in your domain, that would override the local \policydefinitions\ folder and so the GPMC/GPME tools will instead refer to the CS to get the ADMX/ADML files.

On the machine where you usually manage your domain GPOs, check the GPMC/GPME to confirm if local or central is being used:

Make a backup copy of the current \policydefinitions\ folders/subfolders/files (either local or central)

Extract the new ADMX/ADML files and overwrite existing ADMX/ADML files with the new files (either local or central), ensuring that the ADML files are correctly placed in the relevant MUIculture subfolder (e.g. \en-US)

You may need to take ownership of, and grant yourself full permissions to, the old files/folders, to be able to overwrite them. By default, the TrustedInstaller entity will be the owner and your access will be denied. One way to easily tackle that, is to execute the MSI on the Domain Controller server itself and extract directly into the store.

Don [doesn’t work for MSFT, and they’re probably glad about that ;]

How to import windows 10 admx into windows server 2012 r2 domain

Вопрос

Hi i have downloaded the msi with the windows 10 ADMX templates how do i import this into my server 2012 gpo

Ответы

ADMX/ADML files (administrative templates) reside in the \policydefinitions\ folder structure.

By default this is c:\windows\policydefinitions\

If you have implemented a Central Store in your domain, that would override the local \policydefinitions\ folder and so the GPMC/GPME tools will instead refer to the CS to get the ADMX/ADML files.

On the machine where you usually manage your domain GPOs, check the GPMC/GPME to confirm if local or central is being used:

Make a backup copy of the current \policydefinitions\ folders/subfolders/files (either local or central)

Extract the new ADMX/ADML files and overwrite existing ADMX/ADML files with the new files (either local or central), ensuring that the ADML files are correctly placed in the relevant MUIculture subfolder (e.g. \en-US)

You may need to take ownership of, and grant yourself full permissions to, the old files/folders, to be able to overwrite them. By default, the TrustedInstaller entity will be the owner and your access will be denied. One way to easily tackle that, is to execute the MSI on the Domain Controller server itself and extract directly into the store.

Don [doesn’t work for MSFT, and they’re probably glad about that ;]