http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2006/05/09/427789.aspx

Summary of New or Expanded Group Policy Settings

You can now use Group Policy to centrally manage a greater number of features and component behaviors. The number of Group Policy settings has increased from approximately 1,700 in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to approximately 2,500 in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn".

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Attachment Manager


Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Configures the new BITS Neighbor Casting feature to facilitate peer-to-peer file transfer within a domain. This feature is supported in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn".
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Background Intelligent Transfer Service


Client Help
Determines where your users access help systems that may include untrusted content. You can direct your users to the online help or to local offline help.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Assistance Settings

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Assistance Settings


Deployed Printer Connections
Deploys a printer connection to a computer. This is useful when the computer is shared in a locked-down environment, such as a school or when a user roams to a different location and needs to have a printer connected automatically.
• Computer Configuration\Pushed Printers

• User Configuration\Pushed Printers


Device Installation
Allows or denies a device installation, based upon the device class or ID.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Device Installation


Disk Failure Diagnostics
Controls the level of information displayed by the disk failure diagnostics.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Troubleshooting and Diagnostics\Disk Diagnostics


DVD Video Burning
Customizes the video disc authoring experience.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Import Video

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Import Video


Enterprise Quality of Service (eQoS)
Alleviates network congestion issues by enabling central management of Windows Vista network traffic. Without requiring changes to applications, you can define flexible policies to prioritize the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) marking and throttle rate.
• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\QoS Policies


Hybrid Hard Disk
Configures the hybrid hard disk (with non-volatile cache) properties, allowing you to manage:

• Use of non-volatile cache.

• Startup and resume optimizations.

• Solid state mode.

• Power savings mode.

• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Disk NV Cache


Internet Explorer 7
Replaces and expands the current settings in the Internet Explorer Maintenance extension to allow administrators the ability to read the current settings without affecting values.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer


Mobile PC
Manages access and control of the new Mobile PC Control Panel tab.
TBD

Model-based Management Tools Platform (MMTP)
Allows administrators to start automatically at logon the Out of Box Experience or Initial Configuration Tasks window.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Initial Configuration Tasks


Networking: Quarantine
Manages three components:

• Health Registration Authority (HRA)

• Internet Authentication Service (IAS)

• Network Access Protection (NAP)

• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Network Access Protection


Networking: Wired, Wireless
Applies a generic architecture for centrally managing existing and future media types.
• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Wired Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies

• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies


Power Management
Configures any current power management options in the Control Panel.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management


Security Protection
Combines the management of both the Windows Firewall and IPsec technologies to reduce the possibility of creating conflicting rules. Administrators can specify which applications or ports to open and whether or not connections to those resources must be secure.
• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advance Security


Shell Application Management
Manages access to the toolbar, taskbar, Start menu, and icon displays.
• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Start Menu and Taskbar


Shell First Experience, Logon, and Privileges
Configures the logon experience to include expanded Group Policy settings in:

• Roaming User Profiles.

• Redirected folders.

• Logon dialog screens.

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\


Shell Sharing, Sync, and Roaming
Customizes:

• Autorun for different devices and media.

• Creation and removal of partnerships.

• Synchronization schedule and behavior.

• Creation and access to workspaces.

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\


Shell Visuals
Configures the desktop display to include:

• Aero Glass display.

• New screen saver behavior.

• Search and views.

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\


Tablet PC
Configures Tablet PC to include:

• Tablet Ink Watson and Personalization features.

• Tablet PC desktop features.

• Input Panel features.

• Tablet PC touch input.

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\

• Input Personalization

• Pen Training

• TabletPC\Tablet PC Input Panel

• TabletPC\Touch Input

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\

• Input Personalization

• Pen Training

• TabletPC\Tablet PC Input Panel

• TabletPC\Touch Input


Terminal Services
Configures the following features to enhance the security, ease-of-use, and manageability of Terminal Services remote connections. You can:

• Allow or prevent redirection of additional supported devices to the remote computer in a Terminal Services session.

• Require the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 or native Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) encryption, or negotiate a security method.

• Require the use of a specific encryption level (FIPS Compliant, High, Client Compatible, or Low).

• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services


Troubleshooting and Resolution
Controls the diagnostic level from automatically detecting and fixing problems to indicating to the user that assisted resolution is available for:

• Application issues.

• Leak detection.

• Resource allocation.

• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Troubleshooting and Diagnostics


User Account Protection
Configures the properties of user accounts to:

• Determine behavior for the elevation prompt.

• Elevate the user account during application installs.

• Identify the least-privileged user accounts.

• Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.

• Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options


Windows Feedback
Disables Windows Feedback only for Windows or for all components. By default, Windows Feedback is turned on for all Windows components.
• Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Error Reporting

• User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Error Reporting