How to Reset All Local Group Policy Settings on Windows 10
56How to Reset All Local Group Policy Settings on Windows 10.
Open Command Prompt as Admin
Type:
RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
Press Enter:
Type:
RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
Press Enter:
Type:
gpupdate /force
Press Enter:
The Group Policy Editor is an important tool for Windows OS using which System Administrators can fine tune system settings. It has several infrastructural configuration options that allows you to make adjustments to the specific performance and security settings for users and computers. Sometimes you might end up tweaking your Group Policy Editor a bit further down the line where your computer starts behaving in an unwanted way. This is when you know that it’s time to reset all Group Policy settings to default and save yourself the pain of re-installing Windows again. In this tutorial, we’ll be showing you how to reset all Group Policy settings to default in Windows 10.
Windows is not only known for being a powerful operating system for productivity, but it's also known for being very customizable. Although, on Windows 10, most of the customization options can be found in the Settings app (and Control Panel), when you have to change more advanced options, you typically use the Local Group Policy Editor.
The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is an essential utility that has been part of the operating system for a long time to implement specific configurations globally on your computer or user accounts.
IT administrators and tech-savvy users have been using this tool for a long time in the professional version of Windows, and it always works as expected. However, there will be times when you'll probably change the wrong policy, enable and disable too many policies, or you configure a particular policy that may cause unwanted behavior on your computer. When that day comes, depending on how you might have set your policies, resetting the Group Policy objects (GPOs) to their default settings may come in handy.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).