IGPEInformation interface (gpedit.h)
The IGPEInformation interface provides methods for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) extension snap-ins to communicate with the Group Policy Object Editor. For more information about MMC, see the Microsoft Management Console.
Note that this interface does not support multithreaded object concurrency.
Inheritance
The IGPEInformation interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IGPEInformation also has these types of members:
Methods
The IGPEInformation interface has these methods.
| IGPEInformation::GetDisplayName The GetDisplayName method retrieves the display name for the GPO. (IGPEInformation.GetDisplayName) |
| IGPEInformation::GetDSPath The GetDSPath method retrieves the Active Directory path for the specified section of the GPO. |
| IGPEInformation::GetFileSysPath The GetFileSysPath method returns the file system path for the specified section of the GPO. The path is in UNC format. |
| IGPEInformation::GetHint The GetHint method retrieves the type of Active Directory object to which this GPO can be linked. |
| IGPEInformation::GetName The GetName method retrieves the unique name for the GPO. This value is usually a GUID. |
| IGPEInformation::GetOptions The GetOptions method retrieves the options the user has selected for the Group Policy Object Editor. |
| IGPEInformation::GetRegistryKey The GetRegistryKey method retrieves a handle to the root of the registry key for the specified section of the GPO. |
| IGPEInformation::GetType The GetType method retrieves type information for the GPO being edited. (IGPEInformation.GetType) |
| IGPEInformation::PolicyChanged The PolicyChanged method informs the Group Policy Object Editor that policy settings have changed. |
Remarks
To create and modify a GPO directly, without using the Group Policy Object Editor, see the methods of the IGroupPolicyObject interface.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | gpedit.h |
See also
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