I was not able to find the Administrative templates in Windows 2012 Server and found a process that was documented and wanted to share it.


First you need to create a folder on the active directory share.

By creating the directory "PolicyDefinitions" under: your_domain_controller\SYSVOL\your_domain_name\Policies\
*do this from your domain controller or just UNC to your sysvol share off your domain controller


Just download the Office 2010 Admin Templates or other updated templates


For Office 2010 admin templates:
Extract the files to a new temp directory, this will create 3 directories and a spreadsheet file (ADM, Admin, ADMX, Office2010GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls)

Copy all the files that were unzipped in the temp ADMX directory to the new PolicyDefinitions directory you created.

Restart GPMC and either edit or create a new group policy

When the Group Policy Management Editor window comes up, you should see new templates under Administrative Templates.

The folder should state: Administrative Templates: Policy Definitions (ADMX) Retrieved from the Central Store

 

Article ID: 101, Created On: 3/18/2014, Modified: 3/18/2014

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