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Added a little clarification to the GPO process. Seeing as the process does work, but does not align with what the portal instructs the user to do. I am uncertain if the portal instructions are the best or the instructions here are best.
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- This feature is in public preview. For more information, go to [Public preview in Microsoft Intune](../fundamentals/public-preview.md).
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## Export GPOs as an XML file
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## Export GPO as an XML file
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1. On your on-premises computer, open the `Group Policy Management` app (GPMC.msc).
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2. Expand your domain to see all the GPOs.
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3. Right-click any GPO > **Save report**:
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1. On your on-premises computer, open the `Group Policy Management` console (GPMC.msc).
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2. In the manageent console, expand your **domain name**.
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3. Then expand **Group Policy Objects** to see all the available GPOs.
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4. Right-click the GPO you want to migrate and choose **Save report**:
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:::image type="content" source="./media/group-policy-analytics/sample-group-policy-object-save-report.png" alt-text="Open Group Policy management and save a GPO as an XML file report.":::
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4. Save the file to an easily accessible folder, and save it as an XML file. You'll add this file in Endpoint Manager.
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4. Select an easily accessible folder for your export and choose "Save as type" **XML File**. You'll add this file in Endpoint Manager group policy analytics.
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Be sure the file is less than 4 MB and has a proper unicode encoding. If the exported file is greater than 4 MB, then include fewer GPOs when you save your report from the GPMC.msc tool.
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Be sure the file is less than 4 MB and has a proper unicode encoding.
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If the exported file is greater than 4 MB, then you must reduce the amount of settings within the selected group policy object.
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## Import GPOs and run analytics
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1. In the [Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Devices** > **Group Policy analytics (preview)**.
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2. Select **Import**, and then select your saved XML file. When you select the XML file, Intune automatically analyzes the GPO in the XML file.
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2. Select **Import**, and then select your saved XML file (you can select multiple files at once). When you select the XML file, Intune automatically analyzes the GPO in the XML file.
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Check the sizes of your individual GPO XML files. A single GPO can't be bigger than 4 MB. If a single GPO is larger than 4 MB, then the import will fail. XML files without the appropriate unicode ending will also fail.
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