Microsoft Office Group Policy Templates
Contents
Importing AMDX/ADML/ADM Templates into Central Store
Downloading ADMX/ADML/ADM Templates
First we need to download the appropriate ADMX/ADML/ADM templates for your version of Office:
Office 2010
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18968
Office 2013
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=35554
Office 2016
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=49030
Importing ADMX/ADML/ADM Templates
Office 2010
Run the Office 2010 downloaded ADMX/ADML .exe file and saved the extracted files for example to:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2010
Go to your SYSVOL Policy Definitions folder for example:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .admx files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2010\ADMX
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .adml files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2010\ADMX\en-us
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-us
Copy the .adm file from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2010
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-us
Office 2013
Run the Office 2013 downloaded ADMX/ADML .exe file and saved the extracted files for example to:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2013
Go to your SYSVOL Policy Definitions folder for example:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .admx files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2013\ADMX
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .adml files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2013\ADMX\en-us
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-us
Office 2016
Run the Office 2016 downloaded ADMX/ADML .exe file and saved the extracted files for example to:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2016
Go to your SYSVOL Policy Definitions folder for example:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .admx files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2016\ADMX
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions
Copy the .adml files from:
C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Office Templates\2016\ADMX\en-us
to:
\\example-dc-01\SYSVOL\example.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-us
