Most Windows 10 settings can be changed via the Settings app or the Control Panel section. But when it comes to advanced settings, you should go to edit Group Policy and think about making changes in this area. The Local Group Policy Editor is a comprehensive user interface with very simple settings and advanced features that is provided to users of the Microsoft operating system. But over time, by making many changes, the settings of this section in your system may be unintentionally changed and it may no longer perform the desired function for you. If you still can not access the Group Policy objects as before, you will need to reset all the settings one at a time to return to the original state. Join us in the continuation of this article because we want to teach you to reset the Group Policy settings in Windows 10.
Fortunately, resetting all applied settings can be done in the Local Group Policy Editor or Command Prompt. In today’s Wironal guide, we will accompany you step by step in all the steps of doing this.
Note: Before resetting Group Policy settings, you should note that the Group Policy Editor is only available on Professional and Enterprise versions of Windows 10, so if you are using these versions, this article will definitely help you.
Learn how to reset Group Policy settings using Group Policy Editor
First of all, you need to run the Local Group Policy Editor. To do this, first open the Start menu and then search for gpedit.msc. After this, the two sections will appear as shown below, with the Computer Configuration and User Configuration options on the left side.
The changes you make in the Computer Configuration section apply to all computers and to all users who use computers. On the other hand, changes made to the User Configuration will apply to all users, regardless of the computer used. When the configuration rules in a Group Policy Object or GPO are in conflict, Computer Configuration will cancel the User Configuration section commands.
Reset Computer Configuration settings
- To reset the settings of the Computer Configuration section, you must first go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > All Settings .
- In this section, all the settings that are already set by default are not configured in the State column. Click the State column to show you whether each option is Enabled or Disabled.
3. Double-click on each set phrase, whether enabled or disabled.
4. State Change any option from Enabled or Disabled to Not configured.
5. Now select the Apply option and then click OK.
Note that you must repeat the above steps whenever you want to reset the settings.
Reset User Configuration settings
- Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > All Settings to get started.
- Since all settings are in Not Configured mode, click on the State column to sort the settings and display them in Enabled or Disabled mode from above .
3. Double-click on each set phrase, whether enabled or disabled.
4. State Change any option from Enabled or Disabled to Not configured.
5. In the last step, select the Apply option and then click OK.
If you want to reset many settings at once, there is a faster and easier way to do this, which we will discuss below.
Learn how to reset Group Policy settings using Command Prompt
If you have a long list of settings that you want to reset; You need to know that you can make all the changes you want at once in the shortest possible time. Using Command Prompt, this can be done as easily as possible by just entering two command lines.
Note, however, that this method only works for settings that are stored locally. If the network administrator controls the Group Policy settings, you must contact them to reset the Group Policy settings.
- You need to run Command Prompt to get started. To do this, just search for cmd in the Start menu. Now right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator .
- Now it’s time to execute the first command: RD / S / Q “% WinDir% \ System32 \ GroupPolicyUsers” && RD / S / Q “% WinDir% \ System32 \ GroupPolicy”
Now enter the second hand as follows:
gpupdate / force
By entering the first command, the directories in which the Group Policy settings are saved will be deleted, and by entering the second command, the Group Policy settings on Windows 10 will be successfully reset.
New Group Policy settings like the first day
The important point in the whole process of resetting Group Policy settings is that you should note that if your computer is part of the Active Directory network, you can not apply the changes mentioned in this article to it; Because you will need admin permission to reset Group Policy settings. You also can not use this process to reset the settings of Local Security Policy objects because these settings are not saved in the Administrative Templates section.
It’s been a while since Group Policy Editor became part of Windows, so you can use this process to reset some of the Local Group Policy Editor settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. We hope that today’s article and the above methods have helped you to reset Group Policy. If you are still having trouble doing the above, we recommend that you reset your system or factory reset.
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