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    Chapter 12. Group Policy Software Deployment

    Chapter 12. Group Policy Software Deployment

    This chapter covers the following subjects:

    • Types of Software Deployment: This section introduces the benefits of using Group Policy to deploy software and describes the methods you can use for software deployment.

    • Deploying Software Using Group Policy: This section shows you how to use Group Policy to deploy software and explains the various options available that affect software deployment as a whole, as well as those that affect deployment of a specific software package.

    • Upgrading Software: Software developers introduce upgrades from time to time that provide new functionality or solve problems related to bugs or security issues. This section shows you how to provide these upgrades to software packages that you have already deployed using Group Policy.

    • Removal of Software: All software packages eventually become out of date, and Group Policy provides two options for removing outdated software. This section shows you how you can allow users to continue using the software or you can immediately remove the software from affected computers without giving the users an option to keep it.

    In Chapter 11, “Creating and Applying Group Policy Objects,” you learned the nuts and bolts of Group Policy and how you can use Group Policy to control the working environment applied to users and computers in your Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) network. Now you learn about how you can use Group Policy to ensure that users have the software they need to perform their job tasks efficiently and properly. You also learn how to ensure that users have the most up-to-date versions of their software and that old software no longer required for their job functions is promptly removed from their computers.


      

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