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Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Group Policies
 
 
 

The following table outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using group policies.

Advantages and disadvantages of group policies

Advantage

Disadvantage
  • Works well with the deployment functionality of the Installation wizard.
  • Cannot pass command-line parameters to MSI executable. The solution is to use scripts.
  • Easy to add custom files through the deployment functionality of the Installation wizard.
  • Deployed to workstation.
  • Cannot customize application settings other than what is set while creating a deployment with the Installation wizard.
  • Simple to implement.