We live in a search-driven world. Almost any answer to any question is available at our fingertips, with 5,770,000,000 results presented to us in 0.50 seconds. Are we losing a human element in today's IoT-focused world? Absolutely. Need to change brake pads on your new car? Maybe it used to be the case that you would pick up the phone and call your father or grandfather for some advice, or even to invite them over to help out. Now, there is a good chance that at least 30 different people have YouTube videos walking you through changing those pads, every step of the way. Does your child have an interest in sewing? A common-sense wealth of knowledge on this subject may be your own grandmother or a neighbor down the street, but taking that approach requires time and effort, and it is just easier to find online tutorials that you can start right now, from your cellphone.

I think this is terrible. However, the technology behind the change in behaviors is enormously impressive, and I use it all the time. Online searching is how we "do life" now. If you start using Group Policy to its full extent, I guarantee that you will visit search engines often in order to quickly track down which settings are best suited for your purposes. There is also a search functionality built right into Group Policy, and it is important to know how to utilize these searches to quickly find GPOs or settings in your own environment.