Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure (AZ-800) Practice

The correct answer is that the GPO settings are contained in the Group Policy template. Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are a critical part of managing and configuring computers and users in an Active Directory environment. GPO settings are stored within Group Policy templates, which include the actual policy settings that define how various applications and system configurations behave within a domain.

Group Policy templates are stored in the file system of domain controllers, specifically within the SYSVOL folder of the Active Directory domain. They include the .ADM files, which are used to define the settings available in the Group Policy Editor. This organization allows for centralized management of settings that can be applied to users and computers across the network.

By contrast, while Group Policy containers hold references to GPOs in the Active Directory Database, and the registry is where the settings take effect on individual computers, the underlying storage of the settings comes from the Group Policy template files. The Active Directory site pertains to the physical structure of the Active Directory and its replication topology, but it does not directly contain GPO settings.