Gpedit enabler dành cho windows 10 home edition

Windows 10 Home Edition does not include group policy editor by default. If you run gpedit.msc, it will give you an error.

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Although you can achieve most of the functionality available in the Group Policy Editor using Windows Registry, it can be a very hard and risky job.

Instead, we can enable the group policy editor in Windows 10 Home using the methods described below.

Group Policy Editor [gpedit.msc] is a configuration manager for Windows which makes it easier to configure Windows settings for different users.

Gpedit.msc is the command for opening the group policy management console for configuring different group policies.

If the group policy editor is missing from your version of Windows 10 or if you are getting an error on gpedit.msc not found, you should check out which Windows 10 edition you’re using. You should find gpedit.msc in C:\Windows\System32 folder and it should be owned by TrustedInstaller.

In this article, we will guide you to install the Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home edition. This method can be used in Windows 11, Windows 7 and Windows 8 too.

Table of contents

• What is Group Policy Editor [GPedit]?
• Enable gpedit.msc using Command Prompt
• How to enable GPEdit.msc in Windows 10 Home using PowerShell script
• Enable Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home using GPEdit Installer
  • Solving common problems when running gpedit.msc
• Download Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 - Policy Plus
• How to open the group policy editor

Enable gpedit.msc using Command Prompt

If you are running Windows 10/11 Home Edition, you can easily enable the group policy editor using the following commands:

Open Command Prompt in administrative mode and run the following commands:

FOR %F IN ["%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~*.mum"] DO [DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F"]
FOR %F IN ["%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~*.mum"] DO [DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F"]

These commands will install gpedit.msc console on your computer. After the commands are successfully executed, go to Run –> gpedit.msc. This will open the group policy editor in your Windows Home edition.

How to enable GPEdit.msc in Windows 10 Home using PowerShell script

If you are not comfortable with running the commands, you can download and run the batch file below. This will do the same thing and install gpedit.msc on your Windows Home computer.

1. Download the GPEdit Enabler script from the link below

     GPEdit Enabler for Windows 10 Home Edition [393 bytes, 259,716 hits]

   
   This is a simple PowerShell script that will install the disabled Group Policy feature in the Windows 10 Home edition.
2. Right-click the downloaded gpedit-enabler.bat file and select Run as Administrator.
3. This will start the installation process. It may take some time depending upon your system performance. When the process is complete, press any key to close the command prompt window.
   
4. Although a restart is not required, if the policies are not working, you should restart the computer once.

Enable Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home using GPEdit Installer

If the above methods do not work for you, you can try this method, which lets you download and install the actual group policy editor.

Since the Group Policy Editor is not included in Windows 10 by default, we will need to download the editor first. You may download it from the below-mentioned download link.

  Download GPEdit.msc Installer [854.7 KiB, 207,699 hits]

This is a simple setup file which when run will install and configure the Group Policy Editor in your Windows Home system.

If you have 32-bit Windows [x86] then the setup should be installed smoothly without any problems and you should be able to access the Group Policy Editor through the Microsoft Management Console by going to Run –> gpedit.msc. But if you have 64-bit Windows [x64] then you will need some extra steps after running the installer. Follow the steps below after running the installer:

1. Go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder
2. Copy the following folders and files from C:\Windows\SysWOW64 to C:\Windows\System32
   “GroupPolicy“, “GroupPolicyUsers” and gpedit.msc.

This will make sure you run the editor from the Run dialog.

Solving common problems when running gpedit.msc

If you are getting an “MMC cannot create a snap-in” error message while starting gpedit.msc, you may follow the steps below for the solution:

1. Go to C:\Windows\Temp\gpedit\ folder and make sure it exists.
2. Download the following zip file and unzip it to C:\Windows\Temp\gpedit\. This should replace two files x86.bat and x64.bat.

     gpedit-temp-files-x86x64 [1.3 KiB, 70,716 hits]

3. Now run x86.bat if you are running 32-bit Operating System and x64.bat if you are running 64-bit Windows 10. Make sure you are running the batch files as Administrator.

After following the above-mentioned steps, you should have a working Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home edition. In case of any confusion or problem, you are always encouraged to discuss by commenting below.

Download Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 – Policy Plus

Policy Plus is a third-party app and an alternative to the built-in Group Policy editor. The interface is very similar to GPEdit. One major benefit of using Policy Plus is that it comes with a search function where you can search for your required policies.

1. Download Policy Plus from the below-given link:

     Policy Plus [10.3 KiB, 38,765 hits]

2. Run Policy-Plus.exe. It is a portable app so it will open immediately. You can make changes to the policies exactly how you do it in the Windows built-in group policy editor.

Hopefully, these methods will help you enable gpedit.msc in your system.

One thing to note here is that these methods are useful when you want to use local group policy editor. If you are a domain administrator and want to configure group policies on a Windows 10 Home computer using Windows Server Active Directory, this method will not be effective as Windows 10 Home does not support joining a domain in Active Directory.

How to open the group policy editor

1. Open the Run dialog by pressing Windows key + R.
2. Type in gpedit.msc and press Ok.

This will open the local group policy editor.

You can also enable other functionalities in Windows 10 Home:

• How to Enable Local User and Group Management [lusrmgr.msc] Console in Windows 10 Home
• How To Enable Hyper-V On Windows 10 Home
• How To Enable Remote Desktop In Windows 10 Home [RDP]

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