Local Group Policy is a special administrative tool which comes with certain editions of Windows 10. It is implemented as a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, which provides a graphical user interface for various tweaks (policies) available in the operating system. In this article, we will see how to reset all policies at once in Windows 10.
Local Group Policy editor can be launched by typing gpedit.msc in the Run dialog.
However, home editions of Windows 10 come without this useful tool. It is available only in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
Some day, you might want to reset the group policy settings you have configured in Windows 10. It is a very long process to do it one by one if you have changed many settings. There is a way to quickly reset all Local Group Policy Editor settings back to the defaults. Here is how it can be done.
- Open an elevated command prompt.
- Type the following command:
rd /s /q "%windir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
This will reset all the user policies.
- Now, type the following command:
rd /s /q "%windir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
This will reset all policies listed in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration in Local Group Policy.
- The last thing you need to do is notify Windows 10 that Group Policy settings need to be re-applied. This can be done with the following command:
gpupdate /force
See the following screenshot:
Now, reboot your Windows 10 PC and you are done.
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Would this work for changes made with Policy Plus? I assume so but looking for confirmation.
well, it should! But I have not tried myself
I tried, no luck but I am using Policy Plus on Windows 10 HOME so… Well we know the restrictions/limitations. Thank you for the response!
Resetting machine policies to include group policies to default in my case is something I do often. To many Intruders and Local Area hackers who do whatever they feel like doing change group policy often and take over my computer. It is difficult to fight a computer teacher and her students.