Let’s check out how to download Windows 10 Administrative Templates. Microsoft releases Windows 10 versions twice a year, with release new administrative templates and settings added in each version of Windows 10.
In this post, you will introduce Windows 10 Administrative Templates (.admx) settings details. Windows 10 new Group Policy settings details of the device and user configurations available in Administrative Templates.
If you are looking to get Group Policy Settings added in Windows 10, version 20H2, and earlier. You can refer to this blog post – What’s New Group Policy Settings Available in Different Versions of Windows 10. This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the Administrative template files delivered for Windows 10.
Let’s quickly check the List of New Group Policy Settings in Windows 10 21H1. To view ADMX spreadsheets of the new settings available in later operating system versions, see Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet for Windows 10.
Windows 11 Administrative template for the first version of Windows 11 21H2 (find the list of Windows 11 Group policies) is released now. Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet for Windows 11 October 2021 Update (21H2) and ADMX Templates for Windows 11 October 2021 Update [21H2].
Administrative Templates files are divided into .admx files and language-specific .adml files for use by Group Policy administrators. The changes implemented in these files let administrators configure the same set of policies using two languages.
Administrators can configure policies using language-specific .adml files and language-neutral .admx files.
How to Download Administrative Templates for Windows 10
Here are the links to download the Administrative Templates files based on the operating system version. This helps you to set the newest version of ADMX policies for Windows 10 PCs.
We have seen this list as very helpful in delivering a new Intune enrollment experience for AVD VMs using Intune group policy.
Windows 10, version 22H2 – This provides complete set of Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 2022 Update (22H2)
Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 2022 Update (22H2)
Windows 10, version 21H2 -This download includes the Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2021 Update [21H2], in the different languages:
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) – v2.0
Note – v2.0 version contains 1 more ADMX file, named tenantrestrictions.admx and modifications to few ADMX files.
Windows 10, version 21H1
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1)
Windows 10, version 20H2
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) – v2.0
Windows 10, version 2004
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004)
Windows 10, version 1909
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909)
Windows 10, version 1903
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903)
Windows 10, version 1809
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809)
Windows 10, version 1803
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10, version 1803 (April 2018 Update)
Windows 10, version 1709
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10, version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)
Windows 10, version 1703
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10, version 1703 (Creators Update)
Windows 10, version 1511
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 and Windows 10, version 1511
Windows 10 ADMX Templates Language
When you download Windows 10 administrative templates, This download includes the Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10, in the following languages:
- cs-CZ Czech – Czech Republic
- da-DK Danish – Denmark
- de-DE German – Germany
- el-GR Greek – Greece
- en-US English – United States
- es-ES Spanish – Spain
- fi-FL Finnish – Finland
- fr-FR French – France
- hu-HU Hungarian – Hungary
- it-IT Italian – Italy
- ja-JP Japanese – Japan
- ko-KR Korean – Korea
- nb-NO Norwegian (Bokmål) – Norway
- nl-NL Dutch – The Netherlands
- pl-PL Polish – Poland
- pt-BR Portuguese – Brazil
- pt-PT Portuguese – Portugal
- ru-RU Russian – Russia
- sv-SE Swedish – Sweden
- tr-TR Turkish – Turkey
- zh-CN Chinese – China
- zh-TW Chinese – Taiwan
Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows
The following steps help you to download Windows 10 Administrative Templates based on your selection for the Windows version from the list.
- To Download Administrative Templates (.admx).
- Select your Windows Version from the above list. Select the link.
For Example – I selected Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1)
- You’ll be redirected to the Download Center details page for your device.
- On the download page that opens, Validate the Windows version details. Click on the Download button.
Once you completed downloading an *.MSI file for Windows 10.
Extract the admx and adml files
It is important to extract the downloaded ADMX Templates .admx and .adml files to create and administer registry-based policy settings in Windows.
The first step would be to copy the downloaded file (.MSI) to your device and Double-click the file to start the installation. Click Next.
In the next screen, you need to Accept End-User License Agreement (EULA), Click Next.
This file will extract to the default location – C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Group Policyversion-specificPolicyDefinitions folder. Could you leave it to default and click Next?
Once successfully extracted, download Windows 10 Administrative Templates and click the Finish button to exit the setup wizard.
You can find the extracted PolicyDefinitions folder stores all .admx files and .adml files for all languages in the destination folder – C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Group PolicyWindows VersionPolicyDefinitions folder as shown below.
Copy Policy Files to Source Location
Copy all files from the PolicyDefinitions folder on a source computer to the new PolicyDefinitions folder on the domain controller from the source location C:WindowsPolicyDefinitions folder on Windows 10-based client computer.
Important – Make sure you made a backup of existing policies from the source location.
The PolicyDefinitions folder on the Windows domain controller stores all .admx files and .adml files for all languages enabled on the client computer.
The .adml files are stored in a language-specific folder. If .adml files for additional languages are required, you must copy the folder that contains the .adml files for that language to the Central Store.
You may get more details in the next posts about using the new .admx and .adml files to create and administer registry-based policy settings in Windows and how the Central Store is used to store and replicate Windows-based policy files in a domain environment.
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Microsoft has released version 21H1 of Windows 10. This is a small update that is activated via an enablement package. At the same time, the ADMX templates for the group policies, which contain ten new settings, are available. There are no notable changes with the Security Baseline, the ADK, or the RSAT.
Contents
- New GPO settings
- ADMX download
- Security Baseline, ADK, and RSAT
- Conclusion
- Author
- Recent Posts
Wolfgang Sommergut has over 20 years of experience in IT journalism. He has also worked as a system administrator and as a tech consultant. Today he runs the German publication WindowsPro.de.
As with version 20H2 last fall, Microsoft is delivering the few new features of 21H1 (see an overview here) in advance via a cumulative update. This time they were included in the May update for versions 2004 or 20H2. However, the new features remain inactive until the enablement package unlocks them.
This is delivered via WSUS and Windows Update for Business as KB5000736, and is also available in the Download and Volume Licensing Center. The official release also marks the start of the support period of 18 months, which Microsoft generally grants for all editions of the spring update.
The new features delivered in the May update are released as KB5000736
Users who are still running a version older than 2004 will need a conventional upgrade, which requires several reboots.
New GPO settings
Windows 10 21H1 doesn’t include any new features that would require additional group policies for their configuration. Nevertheless, the update brings ten new settings for components that have been in place for a while.
Most of them serve to drive the transition from legacy web browsers to Edge Chromium. Internet Explorer can now be deactivated as a standalone browser. IE then only serves as a rendering engine for Edge in Internet Explorer Mode. If a user tries to start IE, this group policy automatically redirects the page to load in Edge.
The Group Policy settings introduced with Windows 10 21H1
Two other settings control the behavior of IE when it is run as a component of Edge. You can now show the Save target as entry in the context menu of a link. The other option allows you to activate hot keys, such as CTRL+S.
The legacy browsers also include the first generation of Edge, which Microsoft is now replacing with the Chromium version during Windows 10 feature upgrades. Until this change has taken place, a dialog warns the user that the current browser is outdated. This message can be suppressed via another setting.
In addition, there is an option for Windows Update. It is used to deactivate the so-called safeguards. These prevent the installation of feature upgrades on computers that contain components known to cause problems with a particular version of the operating system.
Another setting allows you to switch off the news feed in the taskbar. The next one removes the icon for Meet Now, which is a feature for video conferencing on Skype.
The remaining settings control text recognition for TIFF files, which is a feature of Windows Search. They allow, for example, the selection of the language based on the code page or cause the OCR function to always capture all pages of a TIFF.
In the past, searchOCR.admx, which contains these settings, was a constant source of error messages; while the language files were available, the actual template for them was missing.
Detailed information about all settings can be found in the Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet. It also explicitly marks new options.
ADMX download
The templates with all current settings for the group policies are, as usual, part of the operating system and can be found under% SystemRoot%PolicyDefinitions. In addition, the complete templates can now be downloaded from Microsoft’s Download Center.
As usual, this package comes with 22 language files, whereas on a workstation, only en-US or the language of the localized Windows is available. The ADMX download primarily benefits users who use Windows 10 in multiple language versions.
The administrative templates must be unpacked with elevated rights
In addition, there are ADMXs that are not relevant to local group policies and are therefore not part of the operating system. This includes GroupPolicyPreferences.admx for the configuration of Group Policy Preferences, which are available only in domains. Overall, the download is particularly recommended if you want to keep the templates in a central store.
Security Baseline, ADK, and RSAT
The Security Baseline is another tool that Microsoft provides with the release of Windows 10 21H1. It contains the manufacturer’s recommended settings to harden the system. The update does not add any new settings or remove existing ones.
The baseline was refreshed primarily to bring the documentation up to date with the new GPO settings. It can be downloaded as part of the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. This also includes the baselines for Edge and the Microsoft 365 applications.
The Security Compliance Toolkit contains the baselines for Windows 10 21H1 Edge und Microsoft 365
The same applies to the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). Since 21H1 shares the kernel and system files with the predecessors, there is no need for an update here. This is also true for WinPE, which has been a separate download since Windows 10 1809. Thus, you can continue to use the existing deployment tools.
21H1 does not bring any changes to the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Since version 1809, it has not been necessary to download these tools separately, but the RSAT are installed as an optional feature.
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Conclusion
The small number of innovations in Windows 10 21H1 is reflected in the tools for the administration and deployment of the system. Only the group policies bring some additional settings; otherwise, the toolbox remains largely unchanged.
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In this article, we will be seeing how to install or update Group Policy Administrative Templates (ADMX) in Windows 11/10. It is a simple procedure that will help you to cope up with the constant upgrading that the Windows OS is subjected to.
What are Group Policy Administrative Templates?
To centralize users for better management in the Active Directory environment we use Group Policy Administrative Templates.
At first, these files were used with an extension, .adm as they were text-markup files. But after the introduction of Windows Vista and Server 2003, XML-based Administrative Templates were introduced with .adml or .admx extension.
Related:
- Download ADMX Templates for Windows 11
- Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10.
Before installing the templates, we need to download them. You can download GPO Administrative Templates from microsoft.com
Once you have downloaded the suitable file, go to the following locations.
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Group PolicyWindows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1)PolicyDefinitions
Copy the content and paste it into the GPO Central Store on your domain controller.
There are few points that you should be aware of while doing the copy-paste action.
- It is recommended to backup the PolicyDefinitions directory before replacing the files. So, you will be able to downgrade to the previous Administrative Template.
- There is no need for you to copy the adml file for all the languages. Just move those languages that your GPO editor is currently using.
- If your system is running Windows 10, there is no need for you to install the MSI file, just copy the administrative templates from “%WinDir%PolicyDefinitions”
Next, create a new GPO in Group Policy Management Console and make sure it has the policy configuration from the latest Windows 11/10 build.
How to create a new GPO in Group Policy Management Console
To create a new GPO:
- Open the Group Policy Management console.
- Expand Forest > YourForestName > Expand Domains > Expand YourDomainName
- Click Group Policy Objects > Click Action > Click New.
- Type the name for your new GPO.
- Finally, click the new GPO in the Navigation pane
- In the details pane, click the Details tab and change the GPO Status to User configuration settings disabled.
You can now deploy the new GPO template in your clients and you will be good to go.
Similarly, you can install new administrative templates.
Related: Download Group Policy Templates for Microsoft Edge browser.
How do I import GPO Administrative Template Files
We will see how to import a pcoip.adm file. You can follow the given instructions to do the same.
- Launch Group Policy Editor from the Start Menu.
- Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates.
- Right-click on Administrative Templates, select Add/Remove Templates, click Add.
- Go to the location where you have stored the file, select the file, and click Open.
Read: Download Administrative Templates for Office 2019, Office 365 ProPlus.
This way you will easily import GPO Administrative Template files.
That’s it!
Read Next: Managing Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates in Windows.
Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP (2016-2022). Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.
В этой статье мы рассмотрим особенности процесса обновления (установки) новых административных шаблонов GPO (admx) в домене Active при обновлении билда Windows 10 или Windows Server 2016/2019 на устройствах.
Административные шаблоны (Administrative templates) – это специальные
ADMX
(и
ADML
) файлы, которые используются в редакторе групповых политик для изменения параметров компьютера или пользователя. По сути в административных шаблонах описываются те изменения, которые нужно выполнить в реестре для применения различных настроек.
Содержание:
- Обновление ADMX шаблонов GPO при апгрейде билда Windows 10 на клиентах
- Установка нового административного шаблона в домене Active Directory
Обновление ADMX шаблонов GPO при апгрейде билда Windows 10 на клиентах
В связи с тем, что Microsoft постоянно обновляет свои операционные системы и добавляет в них различный функционал, одновременно с этим она выпускает новые административные шаблоны. Чтобы администратор мог централизованной управлять новыми функциями Windows через GPO, ему необходимо регулярно обновлять административные шаблоны в домене AD.
Например, у вас имеется домен на базе Windows Server 2016 и компьютеры в домене, которые обновились до билда Windows 10 2004. В этом билде, например, появилась новая опция Delivery Optimization для управления механизмом Windows Update for Business (WUfB). Теперь вы можете указать максимальную пропускную способность, которую технология Delivery Optimization может использовать для фоновой загрузки обновлений.
Опция Maximum Foreground Download Bandwidth (in kb/s) доступа в следующем разделе локального редактора групповой политике (gpedit.msc) на компьютерах с Windows 10 2004 (20H2): Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Delivery Optimization.
Но вы не сможете настроить этот параметр на всех компьютерах с помощью доменных групповых политик, т.к. в консоли редактора GPO (
gpmc.msc
) этот параметр политики отсутствует, т.к. в хранилище шаблонов на DC новых параметров нет (их можно использовать только на в локальных политиках или MLGPO на компьютере с новым билдом Windows 10).
В этом случае вам нужно обновить административные шаблоны GPO на контроллерах домена. Рассмотрим как это сделать:
- Перейдите на страницу загрузки административных шаблонов для максимального билда Windows 10, которые используется у вас в домене. В нашем случае это Windows 10 2004. Проще всего выполнить поиск в google по ключевой фразе “Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 2004”;
- Скачайте и установите MSI архив (
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2020 Update.msi
);
- Теперь нужно скопировать содержимое каталога C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Group PolicyWindows 10 May 2020 Update (2004)PolicyDefinitions в центральное хранилище GPO на контроллере домена (каталог \winitpro.ruSYSVOLwinitpro.ruPoliciesPolicyDefinitions) с заменой (!) файлов.
Пара важных советов!
- Обязательно создайте резервную копию каталога PolicyDefinitions на контроллере домена перед заменой файлов (это позволит откатится к предыдущим версии admx шаблонов);
- Не обязательно копировать каталоги с adml файлами для разных языков. Скопируйте только каталоги для тех языков, которые используются у вас в редакторе GPO. Это уменьшит размер каталога SYSVOL на DC и уменьшить трафик репликации;
- Если у вас уже есть под рукой компьютер с новым билдом Windows 10, то можно скопировать административные шаблоны из каталога
%WinDir%PolicyDefinitions
без установки MSI файла.
- Теперь запустите редактор Group Policy Management Console (gpmc.msc), создайте новую GPO и проверьте, что в ней теперь доступны настройки политик из нового билда Windows 10;
Если вы хотите, чтобы определенная GPO с новыми параметрами применялась только для определенных билдов Windows 10, можно использовать WMI фильтры GPO.
- Настройте политику, назначьте ее на клиентов, обновите на них настройки GPO и убедитесь, что новые настройки применились.
Установка нового административного шаблона в домене Active Directory
Аналогичным образом устанавливаются новые административные шаблоны. Например, вы планируете использовать групповые политики для управления параметрами браузера Edge Chromium на компьютерах пользователей. Административные шаблоны для Edge Chromium отсутствуют как в Windows 10 2004, так и в 20H2. Вам придется вручную скачать файлы политик Edge Chromium и скопировать admx файлы в каталог PolicyDefinitions на контролере домена.
- Перейдите нас страницу Microsoft Edge for business (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download);
- Выберите версию, билд и платформу Edge, которую вы хотите использовать. Нажмите кнопку Get Policy Files;
- Распакуйте файл
MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates.cab
; - Перейдите в каталог
MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplateswindowsadmx
. Cкопируйте файлы msedge.admx, msedgeupdate.admx и каталоги с языковыми пакетами (например, ru-RU и en-US) в центральное хранилище политик на контроллере домена (\winitpro.ruSYSVOLwinitpro.ruPoliciesPolicyDefinitions); - Убедитесь, что новые разделы политик для настройки параметров Microsoft Edge появились в доменном редакторе GPO.
Если у вас в компании используется несколько версий ПО, которыми вы хотите управлять через GPO, последовательно загрузите и установите на DC все admx для всех версий, начиная с самой старой (admx шаблоны для актуальной версии софта нужно устанавливать в последнюю очередь).
Active Directory group policies, also called Group Policy Object (GPO), are one of my core topics. I have a lot to do with this in various projects and as a Microsoft trainer. As a result, I have accumulated a number of templates and links. This link collection should make your search a little easier. Only templates of the respective manufacturers or projects are listed here. I have deliberately avoided third-party guidelines.
Do you know a template that is missing? Please write me a comment or a mail with the link. I will update this list.
Notes on the changes to group policies
Before making changes to the GPOs, it is essential to make a backup. If you don’t always want to back up the entire domain controller, or if you use special software such as the AGMT or corresponding data backup solutions, I can help you. In the article “Backing up and documenting group policies correctly“, I present a suitable PowerShell script of mine, with a download link in the Microsoft TechNet Gallery. The GPO Central Store should also be backed up, which the script can also do.
Microsoft
Windows Clients before Windows 10
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Vista
- Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 – German
Windows 10
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 (1511)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 (1607) and Windows Server 2016 – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 Creators Update (1703) – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809) – Also applies to Windows Server 2019
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903) – V3.0 18.12.2019
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004) – V1.0 10.06.2020
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) – V 2.0 07.05.2021
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) – V 1.0 18.05.2021
Windows 11
Templates for Windows 11 are backwards compatible with Windows 10, but some settings only work with Windows 11.
- ADMX Templates for Windows 11 October 2021 Update (21H2) – V 1.0 06.10.2021
Windows Server
- Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008
- Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 (1607) and Windows Server 2016 – German
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809) – Also applies to Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Office
- Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) for 2007 Office System and Office Customisation Tool Version 2.0
- Office 2010 Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customisation Tool download
- Office 2013 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool
- Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool for Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016 (Updated 01/22/2020 to version 4966.1000) – Renamed due to Office365 changes to :
“Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office 2019, and Office 2016”.
New version as of 12.10.2021: 5236.1000
Further administrative templates from Microsoft
- Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Group Policy Administrative Templates: Group Policy (.admx and .adml) templates for MDOP technologies: App-V, MBAM, and UE-V
- Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) – Can be installed via the installer and transferred to the Central-Store.
You don’t know LAPS yet? Then you should definitely read this: “Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)“ - Microsoft Edge based on Chromium
- Microsoft OneDrive – The group policy templates are part of the client package, similar to LAPS. After installation, they are located under “%localappdata%MicrosoftOneDriveBuildNumberadm” and must be transferred to the central store. More about this at Microsoft Docs.
- FSLogix ADMX templates are part of the FSLogix installation package.
- Security policies within the Microsoft Security Baseline are available as templates in the respective baselines.
Adobe
For the Acrobat series, Adobe has extensive documentation on the subject of group policies and corporate functions. This is in English. Among other things, topics such as UE-V and software distribution are described. Personally, I would advise against distributing Acrobat Reader via GPO, even if Adobe explains it.
I recommend that you take a look at my article“Unattended Installation of Software“, which describes the 2 CMD commands that can be used to install Acrobat Reader.
Acrobat Reader
- Acrobat Reader DC 2020
- Acrobat Reader DC 2017 Classic track
- Acrobat Reader DC 2015 Classic track
- Acrobat Reader DC 2015 Continuous track
Abobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat DC2020
- Adobe Acrobat DC 2017 Classic track
- Adobe Acrobat DC 2015 Classic track
- Adobe Acrobat DC 2015 Continuous track
- Chrome Enterprise – The Chrome Enterprise package download includes ADMX templates with more than 300 user and device policies.
- Google Updater – Can be downloaded additionally on the Chrome Enterprise page, but is also part of the package.
- Chromium Projects – Chromium is the open source portion of Chrome. The policies for this also work with Chrome. I would still rather go for Chrome Enterprise.
- Mozilla Firefox – FireFox now also has group policies without the need for an additional extension
- Dell Power Manager – Instructions for extraction
- Lenovo Dock Manager (firmware update tool for Lenovo docking stations)
- Foxit Reader GPO templates
- VMware Horizon 7 Group Policy Templates
- Group Policy Options for the Windows Desktop Client and Zoom Rooms
- GoToMeeting (Attention: Only ADM available, no ADMX!)
- Ecosia Search Engine – GPO template to add Ecosia in Microsoft IE and Google Chrome
Further links and comments
Before comments come in because of this, yes some of these operating systems are already out of their support lifecycle, but nevertheless they are still sometimes used in certain environments. For this reason I have also mentioned some “legacy” products. If you want to get an overview of the topic of product lifecycles and Microsoft, I recommend my article“Product lifecycles – The often forgotten entity“.
Here are further links on the topic of group policies. But these articles are written in German:
- Basics about GPOs on MSXFAQ simply explained by Frank Carius.
- New GPO settings for Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019, ADMX download by Wolfgang Sommergut
Updates
10.07.2019: Note on updated Office 365 ADMX template14
.02.2020: Note on updated Office 365 ADMX template, Windows 10 1903 and 1909 added
12.03.2020: Note on Edge Chromium template
12.05.2020: Updated version number on 1903 and Office 365 ProPlus, added new name to Office Policay
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17.02.2021: Added Microsoft Windows 20H2, Microsoft FSLogix, Adobe Acrobat 2020, Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020, Lenovo, VMware, Zoom, FoxIt Reader and others. Microsoft 365 Apps for Business Updated.
01.07.2021: Added Microsoft Windows 10 21H1, updated Windows 10 20H2 and Microsoft 365 Apps
09.11.2021: Waited until after Ignite for possible releases. Windows 11 added and Office 365 updated.
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Group Policy Administrative Templates (ADM and ADMX): Downloads and Selected Content
Table of Contents
- Windows
- MS Edge browser
- MS Internet Explorer
- Blocker Toolkits for MS Internet Explorer
- MS Office
- MS OneDrive NGSC
- MS Applications
- MS Manageability
- Administrative Template guides, samples, references
- Important notes
You could have trouble finding ADM & ADMX Template downloads when you need them.
Maybe it’s the keywords/tags, maybe it’s the different product groups, thinking about them in different ways.
Anyway, here’s a selected collection of the ones you could go looking for.
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| As of 2015/2016, recently released Security Updates or Cumulative Updates, for Windows and/or Internet Explorer, are shipping updated ADMX/ADML files e.g. inetres.admx/adml for IE.
So, if you can’t find the setting you’re looking for in the downloads section, you might need to grab the latest CU for Windows or IE to get the freshest ADMX/ADML. This concept also seems to apply to Win10 upgrades (e.g. 1507 -> 1511 -> 1607)… |
Windows
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 Creators Update (1703)
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 1507 and 1511
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
- Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Vista
- Group Policy ADM Files: This page provides a complete set of current and previously shipped Administrative Template files (.adm files) included by default in Windows operating system
and service pack releases, beginning with Windows 2000 up to XP/2003 - Administrative Templates for Windows PowerShell: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative template file for Windows PowerShell.
- Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit: A blocking tool is available for organizations that would like to temporarily prevent installation of Service Pack updates through Windows Update.
- Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2: While recognizing the security benefits of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), some organizations
have requested the ability to temporarily disable the automatic delivery of this update through Automatic Updates (AU) and Windows Update (WU). - Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant: The Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) helps organizations reduce the cost of supporting DirectAccess users and significantly
improve their connectivity experience. This Solution Accelerator is part of the Windows® Optimized Desktop Toolkit 2010 (WODT 2010). - Microsoft Azure Hybrid Connection Manager Administrative Templates: This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template files for Microsoft Azure Hybrid Connection Manager.
MS Edge browser
- Edge for business, select channel/version/build, then click GET POLICY FILES: Edge for business, select channel/version/build, then click GET POLICY FILES
MS Internet Explorer
- Administrative Templates for Internet Explorer 11: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template files for Internet Explorer 11.
- Administrative Templates for Windows Internet Explorer 10: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template files for Windows Internet Explorer 10.
** Warning: IE10 deprecates/removes the IEM methods.
Refer:
AskIEBlog - Administrative Templates for Windows Internet Explorer 9: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template files for Windows Internet Explorer 9
- Administrative Templates for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template file for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows.
Blocker Toolkits for MS Internet Explorer
- Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 11: The Internet Explorer 11 Blocker Toolkit enables users to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 11 as an important
class update via Automatic Updates (AU) feature of Windows Update (WU). - Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 10
- Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 9
- Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8
- Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
MS Office
- Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool: This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization
Tool (OPAX/OPAL) files for Microsoft Office 2016. - Office 2013 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool: This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization
Tool (OPAX/OPAL) files for Microsoft Office 2013. - Office 2013 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control Identifiers: This download details the ControlIDs needed for OFF2013, if you want to disable specific UI controls, buttons,
menu items, via a registry policy. - Office 2010 Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool: This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization
Tool (OPAX/OPAL) files for Microsoft Office 2010. - Office 2010 (Beta) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool: This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template and Office Customization
Tool OPA files; an updated Office Customization Tool; and ADMX and ADML versions of the Administrative Template files. - Office 2010 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control Identifiers: This download details the ControlIDs needed for OFF2010, if you want to disable specific UI controls, buttons,
menu items, via a registry policy. - Microsoft Lync 2010 Client Group Policy Documentation: This download package contains the Microsoft Lync 2010 administrative template file (Communicator.adm) and a spreadsheet that
lists the Group Policy settings for the Lync 2010 client. - 2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool: This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template and Office
Customization Tool OPA files; an…Customization Tool; and ADMX and ADML versions of the Administrative Template files. This update assumes that you have updated… - 2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool version 2.0: This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template and
Office Customization Tool OPA files; an updated Office Customization Tool; and ADMX and ADML versions of the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008. - 2007 Microsoft Office System Open XML Format converters Administrative Template (ADM) version 2.0: This download contains an administrative template which can be used to modify the
default behavior of the Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 Open XML Format converters. - Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Client Group Policy Documentation: This download package contains the Communicator.adm file and a Group Policies Spreadsheet that lists
the Group Policy settings for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 clients - Office Communicator 2007: Communicator 2007 Policies Documentation: This download package contains the Communicator.adm file and a Group Policies Spreadsheet that lists the Group
Policy settings for Office Communicator 2007. - Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Administrative Template (ADM), OPAs, and Explain Text Update: The download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template files, OPA files, and an
updated Microsoft Excel workbook that lists the Administrative Template policy settings and OPA settings. - Microsoft Project 2002: System Policy Editor and Templates: The Microsoft Project 2002: System Policy Editor and Templates download includes the Microsoft Project 2002 system policy
template. You must install the System Policy Editor and the template on your computer before you can create a system policy file. - System Policy Editor and Office 97 Policy Templates
- Microsoft Office Configuration Analyzer Tool 1.1 ADM Template: The Office Configuration Analyzer Tool 1.1 (OffCAT ) provides a quick and easy method to analyze several Microsoft
Office programs for common configurations that may cause problems
MS OneDrive NGSC
- OneDrive NGSC Administrative settings — Deployment package
MS Applications
- Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Administrative Templates: ADMX templates for MDOP products — UE-V and App-V
These MDOP Group Policy Templates delivers .admx and .adml templates to manage policy across the enterprise for the following MDOP technologies:
- App-V 5.0
- App-V 5.0 SP1
- App-V 5.0 SP2
- MBAM 1.0
- MBAM 1.0 R1
- MBAM 2.0
- MBAM 2.0 SP1
- MBAM 2.5
- UE-V 1.0
- UE-V 1.0 SP1
- UE-V 2.0
- Help for Windows Administrative Templates (ADMX): This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template files for Help for Windows (WinHlp32.exe).
- Microsoft Application Virtualization Administrative Template (ADM Template): The Microsoft Application Virtualization ADM template allows you to administer App-V client settings via
Preferences.The ADM Template for App-V 4.5/4.6 provides central client settings administration for App-V 4.5/4.6 deployment, including the following:
- Client permissions
- Client interface behavior
- Client communication settings
- Windows Live Toolbar Administrative Template (.adm) File: Windows Live Toolbar administrative template file for Group Policy Object Editor
- Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP (KB940157): Windows Search 4.0 is an updated component of Windows that enables instant search on your computer.
- Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB940157)
- Windows Search 4.0 for Windows Server 2003 (KB940157)
- Windows Search 4.0 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB940157)
- Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows Server 2003 (KB917013)
- Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB917013)
- Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows XP (KB917013)
- Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB917013)
- Silverlight: Technical Resources Reference, includes code for creating custom administrative template.
- Windows Defender: Description of the Windows Defender Group Policy administrative template settings
MS Manageability
- Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 SP1 Resource Kit Tools — Server Tools: System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Server Tools provides
tools to help administrators manage deployment and cleanup tasks in an MDM system - Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit — Server Tools: System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Server Tools provides tools to help administrators manage
deployment and cleanup tasks in an MDM system. - Microsoft® Forefront™ Identity Manager 2010 Group Policy Templates: This download contains the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Group Policy templates.
- SCOnline Group Policy Administrative Template: Group Policy administrative template for Asset Intelligence Service
Administrative Template guides, samples, references
- Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide: This document provides links to documentation and other technical information for Group Policy in Windows Server 2008.
- Group Policy Search tool: You can use the Group Policy Search tool to search and find Group Policy settings.
- Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows and Windows Server: These workbooks / spreadsheets list the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the Administrative
template files delivered with the Windows operating systems specified. You can configure these policy settings when you edit Group Policy objects (GPOs).- WindowsServer2003SP2GroupPolicySettings.xls (includes Windows XP & IE6)
- WindowsServer2008andWindowsVistaSP1GroupPolicySettings.xlsx (includes IE7)
- WindowsServer2008R2andWindows7GroupPolicySettings.xlsx (includes IE8)
- WindowsServer2012andWindows8GroupPolicySettings.xlsx (includes IE10)
- WindowsServer2012R2andWindows8.1GroupPolicySettings.xlsx (includes IE11)
- WindowsVistaGroupPolicySettings.xls (includes IE7)
- Windows 10 ADMX spreadsheet.xlsx (includes IE11 and Edge)
- Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows Internet Explorer 8: This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template
files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Internet Explorer 8. - Group Policy Settings Reference Windows Internet Explorer 9: This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template
files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Internet Explorer 9. - Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy: Explains the concepts, architecture, and implementation details for registry-based Group Policy, shows how to create
custom Administrative Template (.adm) files, and includes a complete reference for the .adm language. - Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide: This reference document describes the new Group Policy ADMX format. The intent of this document is to teach you how to create .admx and .adml
files for custom Group Policy administrative template settings. - Group Policy ADMX Schema files: This page provides the Group Policy Administrative Template ADMX schema files.
- Group Policy Sample ADMX Files: This page provides Group Policy Sample ADMX files.
- ADMX Migrator: ADMX Migrator is a snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that simplifies the process of converting your existing Group Policy ADM Templates to the new ADMX
format and provides a graphical user interface for creating and editing Administrative templates. - Starter Group Policy Objects (GPOs): Starter Group Policy objects (GPOs), introduced in Group Policy for Windows Server 2008, are collections of configured Administrative template (.admx)
policy settings that you can use to create a live GPO. Each of the two packages in this download contains four starter GPOs. - Security Compliance Toolkit: includes various tools, baselines and custom templates
Important notes
- New Group Policies in Internet Explorer 10
- Appendix B: Replacements for Internet Explorer Maintenance
- New group policy settings for Internet Explorer 11
- Missing Internet Explorer Maintenance settings for Internet Explorer 11
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9 Mar 2012 12:27 AM
Nice Wiki. Helpful !
Microsoft has released a new version of Windows 10, dubbed version 21H1. This version brings new functionality that many organizations are eager to utilize. In many organizations, Windows-based devices are joined to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), so devices can be managed centrally and end-users can sign-in on any domain-joined device of their liking.
A new Windows version means that Active Directory needs to be properly prepared. In this blogpost, I’ll show you how to prepare Active Directory for Windows 10, version 21H1:
Group Policy
Windows 10, version 21H1 comes with ten new Group Policy settings. To centrally manage Group Policy, you can update the Group Policy Central Store with the new Group Policy template (*.admx) and Group Policy language (*.adml) files. This way, you can centrally manage the versioning of Group Policy templates.
Note:
If your organization doesn’t use the Group Policy Central Store feature, yet, now is a good time to implement it.
You can download the Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) from the Microsoft Download Center. This download includes *.adml files for the Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish and Chinese languages.
Copy the new PolicyDefinitions folder over the existing PolicyDefinitions folder in the Active Directory System Volume (SYSVOL) share to update the Group Policy Central Store.
When you’re a fan of Microsoft’s security baselines, you can download and implement the Security baseline (final) for Windows 10, version 21H1.
Windows Activation
Active Directory-based Activation (ADbA) is available since Windows Server 2012 as a replacement for Microsoft’s Key Management Services (KMS).
Note:
If your organization doesn’t use Active Directory-based Activation, yet, now is a good time to implement it.
You can download the product keys for your organization from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). Enter the product keys to automatically activate Windows 10 when it comes into scope of your Windows activation method.
Remote Server Administration Tools
In previous Windows 10 version, the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) needed to be downloaded manually to allow admins to manage Windows Server features from these devices. However, since Windows 10, version 1809, the RSAT are included as Features on Demand in Windows 10 itself.
Do not download an RSAT package from this page. Instead, perform the following steps on a device running Windows 10, version 21H1:
- Press the Start button.
- Search for Manage optional features.
Click the search result with the same name - Click Add a feature.
You now see the list of available optional features. - Select and install the specific RSAT tools you need. All RSAT tools names are prefixed with RSAT: , so this makes for easy filtering.
Содержание
- Способ 1: Редактор локальных политик
- Способ 2: Консоль MMC
- Способ 3: Утилита PolicyPlus
- Способ 4: Правка ключей реестра
- Вопросы и ответы
Способ 1: Редактор локальных политик
Для получения доступа административным шаблонам Windows 10 традиционно используется штатная оснастка «Редактор локальных групповых политик». Доступно это приложение исключительно в редакциях Windows Pro и выше.
- Откройте «Редактор групповых политик», для чего вызовите нажатием Win + R диалоговое окошко быстрого выполнения команд, введите в него
gpedit.mscи нажмите «OK». - В левой колонке окна редактора имеется два раздела: «Конфигурация компьютера» и «Конфигурация пользователя», и каждый содержит вложенный подраздел «Административные шаблоны», отвечающий за тонкую настройку разных компонентов операционной системы.
Способ 2: Консоль MMC
В Windows 10 Pro и выше открыть административные шаблоны можно через «Консоль управления Windows».
- Откройте консоль командой
mmcв диалоговом окошке «Выполнить», вызвав последнее нажатием клавиш Win + R. - В окне оснастки выберите опцию «Файл» → «Добавить или удалить оснастку…».
- В новом окне добавления оснасток выберите «Редактор объектов групповой политики» и нажмите кнопку «Добавить».
- В следующем окне нажмите «Готово».
- Наконец, сохраните настройки нажатием «OK».
- В результате в окне консоли MMC появится два уже известных вам раздела: «Конфигурация компьютера» и «Конфигурация пользователя». Разверните их, чтобы получить доступ к шаблонам администрирования.
Способ 3: Утилита PolicyPlus
Редактор gpedit имеется и в Windows 10 Домашняя, однако в этой редакции он отключен, поэтому для доступа к шаблонам администрирования придется использовать обходные решения. Например, вы можете поискать в интернете адаптированный установочный файл редактора политик или воспользоваться его альтернативой — бесплатной сторонней утилитой Policy Plus.
Скачать Policy Plus с официального сайта
- Скачайте утилиту с официальной страницы проекта разработчика и запустите исполняемый файл PolicyPlus.exe от имени администратора.
- Если в левой колонке будет пусто, выберите опцию «Acquire ADMX Files» в меню «Help».
- Откроется диалоговое окно загрузки шаблонов с сайта Microsoft, нажмите в нем кнопку «Begin».
- По завершении скачивания файлов вам будет предложено открыть шаблоны. Нажмите «Да» в окошке «ADMX files downloaded successfully. Open them now?».
Список административных шаблонов в виде древовидной структуры появится в левой колонке, в ней же вы сможете переключаться между шаблонами компьютера и пользователя.
Способ 4: Правка ключей реестра
Если вы работаете в Windows 10 Home и при этом не имеете возможности воспользоваться альтернативными или сторонними средствами управления политиками, можете попробовать это обходное решение. Суть его заключается в выявлении сопоставления политик административных шаблонов с ключами реестра.
- Перейдите в браузере на специальный ресурс поиска и описаний групповых политик. В правой колонке вы увидите список подразделов административных шаблонов. Разверните интересующий вас шаблон и выберите политику, которую хотите изменить.
Перейти к онлайн-сервису поиска групповых политик - В следующем окне найдите ключ реестра, отвечающий за изменение этой политики и скопируйте его в буфер обмена. Также запомните соответствующий данной политике параметр и его значение (они должны быть указаны).
- Откройте командой
regeditв окошке «Выполнить» приложение «Редактор реестра». - Вставьте скопированный в буфер ключ в адресную строку «Редактора реестра» и нажмите ввод, чтобы развернуть ключ. Найдите справа соответствующий политике параметр и измените его значение. «1» обычно включает политику, а «0» — отключает.
Мы не рекомендуем использовать этот способ, так как его применение требует определенных знаний и навыков. Если вы все же решите им воспользоваться, обязательно создавайте резервную копию редактируемых ключей реестра на тот случай, если ошибетесь и измените не тот ключ реестра, который нужно.
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