Comprehensive GPO Backup Script

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Obtaining a comprehensive, automated backup of your domain Group Policy Objects has always been a challenge.

First, we had the GPMC WSFs (Windows Script Files) and then the glory of PowerShell and the Backup-GPO cmdlet. However, like a single chunk of chocolate, they were never quite enough... so I wrote a sample script to obtain a comprehensive group policy backup. What's more, there's a companion script for performing an import of the backup to a test environment.

 

A full write-up for each script can be found on the 'Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog':

Using PowerShell to Back Up Group Policy Objects

Use PowerShell to Import Group Policy Objects

 

The scripts can be found on the TechNet Script Repository:

Comprehensive Group Policy Backup Script

Comprehensive Group Policy Import Script

Comments

  • Anonymous
    August 18, 2014
    Keep up ! These scripts are awesome stuff !
  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2015
    Quickly mirror your OU structure to a test environment with PowerShell.
  • Anonymous
    October 08, 2015
    A host of reference material for AD and Group Policy