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Policy Analyzer - Compare all settings
Is there a way on the Policy Analyzer to include comparison for all 3000+ GPO settings?
- Policy Analyzer analyzes GPO backups, so a setting needs to be configured in one or more GPOs for it to show in a comparison.
AaronMargosis_Tanium I agree with you.
jemfernandez
It is hard to get want you need with PowerShell.
Policy Analyzer is a powerful tool that provides a comprehensive analysis of Group Policy objects.
You can download Policy Analyzer from the Microsoft Download Center (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55319). Once installed, you can use it to compare GPO backups and analyze the policies within them.
Here's how you can use Policy Analyzer to compare GPOs:
- Launch Policy Analyzer.
- Click on "Open" and select the first GPO backup file.
- Click on "Open" again and select the second GPO backup file.
- Policy Analyzer will analyze the GPOs and display a comparison report.
- The report will show all the policies in the GPOs, including applied and not applied settings, and highlight any differences or conflicts between them.
(That's not how Policy Analyzer works. There's no "Open," for example. The actual mechanism is described in the PDF that comes with the tool. You should try it out! It's pretty darn cool! 🙂 )