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Reset local group policies under Windows 11, 10, ... via cms.exe!


The local group policies can be quickly reset at a command prompt under Windows 11, 10, ... and MS Server OS!



1.) ... Reset local group policies under MS Windows OS!
2.) ... Delete in MS File Explorer if to time-consuming!  
3.) ... start the local group policy under Windows 11, 10, ... to check it!





If you have made too many local group policies and want to reset everything to default values, you can also quickly reset the group policy settings via the command prompt by simply deleting them, why not if it is possible!


1.) Reset local group policies under MS Windows OS!

1. Start the command prompt as administrator Ctrl + Shift + Enter (PowerShell works too)

2. Delete the local group policy directories:

RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
RD /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"

3. Let group lines update gpupdate /force
 
If necessary, restart the Windows PC and all group policies are reset to default.

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(Image-1) Reset local group policies under Windows 11, 10, ... command prompt!
Reset local group policies under Windows 11, 10, ... command prompt!

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2.) ... Delete in MS File Explorer if to time-consuming!



1. Start MS Explorer

2. Open the C:\Windows\System32 directory

3. Select the folder  GroupPolicy  and  GroupPolicyUsers

4. Press the Delete key

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Optionally like described above  gpupdate /force to update the group lines. Administrator rights are required for this!

(Image-1) Reset local group policies under Windows!
Reset local group policies under Windows!

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3.) Start the local group policy under Windows 11, 10, ... to check it!


1. Starting the local group policy under Windows with Windows + R 

2. Command  gpedit.msc

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(Image-3) Open local group policies under Windows 11, 10, ...!
Open local group policies under Windows 11, 10, ...!

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