Open The Group Policy Editor Windows 7

Asked By saad kalwar 10 points N/A Posted on - 08/05/2016

I am trying to open the Local Group Policy Editor but all in no vain. I want to access the GPOs that I have created but have no idea how to do it in Windows 7. Please help me to open the Group Policy Editor Windows 7!

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Answered By Tobby Miller 0 points N/A #80123

Open The Group Policy Editor Windows 7

To open the Group Policy Editor in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, follow these steps:

Method 1: Using command line

• Click on Start and move the cursor inside the Search Box.

• Now, type gpedit.msc, and then press Enter.

The Group Policy Editor Window will open.

Method 2: To open it as an MMC Snap-in

• Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC): Click on Start and type mmc in the search box.

• Go to the File menu, and click on Add/Remove Snap-in

• In the Dialog Box that appears, click on Group Policy Object Editor (GPO), and then click ‘Add’.

• Now, Click on Browse in the next appearing pop-up window.

• To Edit the Local Group Policy Objects, select This Computer

• To Edit the Administrator, per-user, non-administrator GPO, etc. Select Users

. • Click on Finish.

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