How to Reset All Local Group Policy Settings to Default in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
24How to Reset All Local Group Policy Settings to Default in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
Commands Used:
RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
gpupdate /force
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 allow 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 reinstalling Windows again. In this guide, we’ll be showing you how to reset all Group Policy settings to default in Windows 11/10.
If you made many Group Policy changes, you can revert the settings to their defaults quickly. In this guide, we show you how to complete the task on Windows 11.
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You could face many issues with your Local Group Policy Editor. The other day I was trying to change a group policy and I encountered the issue Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component. I tried some basic solutions and they didn’t fix my issue. That’s when I decided to reset my local group policy settings to their default values. Not surprisingly, this fixed the issue readily. Mostly, the Local Group Policy Editor gives out error messages when some of the policies are corrupted or when something important is not found anymore. In such cases, a simple reset fixes the issue without much headache.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.