Group Policy in multilingual environments

by Mitch Tulloch [Published on 2 June 2015 / Last Updated on 2 June 2015]

A tip on using Group Policy Preferences when you have additional language packs deployed.

Quick check

  • You want to deploy mapped drives only to users who have French configured as their local language.  What feature of Group Policy preferences allows you to do this?

Quick check answer

  • You can use item-level targeting with Language targeting selected.

The above tip was excerpted from Mitch Tulloch's book Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft Press.

Mitch is a ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows Server and cloud computing technologies.  For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

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The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.

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