You can configure policy settings and preferences for a GPO in Active Directory with the GP Explorer in the GPA Console.
You can add, delete, or modify policies in the Software Settings folder. However, you cannot add or delete policies in the Windows Settings folder. You can either define the policies or choose not to define the policies in the Windows Settings folder.
You can add, delete, or modify preferences.
GPA provides reports in which you see what policy settings and preferences have been configured with a GPO and the values assigned to each. GPA automatically generates the report when you select the Settings tab of any GPO.
To configure the policy settings or preferences for a GPO:
Log on to a GPA Console computer with an account that has permissions to modify GPO settings in Active Directory.
Start the GPA Console in the Group Policy Administrator program group.
In the left pane, expand GP Explorer to the GPO you want to configure
Click the GPO you want to configure.
In the right pane, click the Settings tab. GPA displays the GPO Settings Report in the right pane.
If you are configuring GPO settings, or if you want to review the GPO settings prior to modifying them, save the GPO Settings Report and then print it:
Click the GPO in the left pane.
On the Action menu, click Save Report.
View and print the report you just saved.
On the Action menu, click GPO Editor.
In the left pane, expand the folders to the policy or preference you want to configure and click the policy or preference in the right pane.
Perform one of the following steps, depending on what you are configuring:
To edit a policy setting, on the Action menu, click Properties.
To add edit a preference,on the Action menu, click New, and then select the appropriate type.
To change a preference setting, on the Action menu, click Properties.
Edit the settings, and then click OK. For more information, see the Microsoft Windows documentation.