As a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) allows administrator to manage all the settings of Local Group Policy objects in a single user interface. This feature is available in Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise.
The Group Policy Editor is not available in any Home or Starter edition of Windows, be it Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
In this article we’ll show how to install the Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home. (This method also works in Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1.)
Since the Group Policy Editor is not included in Windows 10 by default, we will need to download the editor first. which includes all libraries and files necessary for the Group Policy Editor.
first thing we’re going to do is to download the installer. You can download it for free from jwills876’s DeviantArt page. After you downloaded the installer,
Download Group Policy Editor Installer
just follow these instrucitons:
Its a ZIP file, extract it using WinRAR or 7-Zip. Run the extracted setup.exe file.
Click next and click install this will take flew second to install after installation complete just finish the setup.
It'll install the files and you'll be able to access gpedit.msc command via RUN or Start Menu search box
NOTE: For Windows 7 64-bit (x64) users! need to go to "SysWOW64" folder present in "C:\Windows" folder and copy "GroupPolicy", "GroupPolicyUsers" folders and gpedit.msc file from there and paste them in "C:\Windows\System32" folder.
NOTE : If you are getting "MMC could not create the snap-in" error message while running gpedit.msc, check out following steps to fix the problem. Basically it happens when your username in Windows contains more than one word.
Run the installer and leave it at the last step (do not click on the "Finish" button).
2. Now go to C:\Windows\Temp\gpedit\ folder.
3. If you are running 32-bit (x86) edition of Windows 7, right-click on x86.bat file and choose "Open With ->Notepad" option. If you are running 64-bit (x64) edition of Windows 7, right-click on x64.bat file and choose "Open With -> Notepad" option.
4. You'll find a total of 6 lines containing the following string in the file:
%username%:f
5. Edit those lines and replace %username%:f with "%username%":f
For example:
Original: icacls %WinDir%\SysWOW64\gpedit.dll /grant:r %username%:f
New: icacls %WinDir%\SysWOW64\gpedit.dll /grant:r "%username%":f
6. Save and run the file (right-click -> Run as Administrator).
7. That's it. You'll have working gpedit.msc.
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In this article we’ll show how to install the Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home. (This method also works in Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1.)
Since the Group Policy Editor is not included in Windows 10 by default, we will need to download the editor first. which includes all libraries and files necessary for the Group Policy Editor.
first thing we’re going to do is to download the installer. You can download it for free from jwills876’s DeviantArt page. After you downloaded the installer,
Download Group Policy Editor Installer
Its a ZIP file, extract it using WinRAR or 7-Zip. Run the extracted setup.exe file.
Click next and click install this will take flew second to install after installation complete just finish the setup.
It'll install the files and you'll be able to access gpedit.msc command via RUN or Start Menu search box
NOTE : If you are getting "MMC could not create the snap-in" error message while running gpedit.msc, check out following steps to fix the problem. Basically it happens when your username in Windows contains more than one word.
Run the installer and leave it at the last step (do not click on the "Finish" button).
2. Now go to C:\Windows\Temp\gpedit\ folder.
3. If you are running 32-bit (x86) edition of Windows 7, right-click on x86.bat file and choose "Open With ->Notepad" option. If you are running 64-bit (x64) edition of Windows 7, right-click on x64.bat file and choose "Open With -> Notepad" option.
4. You'll find a total of 6 lines containing the following string in the file:
%username%:f
5. Edit those lines and replace %username%:f with "%username%":f
For example:
Original: icacls %WinDir%\SysWOW64\gpedit.dll /grant:r %username%:f
New: icacls %WinDir%\SysWOW64\gpedit.dll /grant:r "%username%":f
6. Save and run the file (right-click -> Run as Administrator).
7. That's it. You'll have working gpedit.msc.
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