Gpo
GPO stands for several different concepts, but it is most commonly used in information technology to refer to Group Policy Object. A Group Policy Object is a collection of policy settings in Microsoft Windows that control the working environment of users and computers within an Active Directory domain. Administrators create GPOs to implement security settings, software deployment, startup and logon scripts, folder redirection, and many other configurations across large numbers of machines. GPOs are created and managed with the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) or, on individual machines, the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc). They are linked to Active Directory containers such as sites, domains, or organizational units (OUs), and inherit or override according to policy precedence.
A GPO contains two configuration areas: Computer Configuration and User Configuration. Settings can be scoped with
Outside IT, GPO most commonly stands for the United States Government Publishing Office, the federal agency