Posted by As you may already know, the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is exclusively available in Windows Professional and Enterprise editions, which means that Windows 11/10/8/7 Home Edition users cannot access it. The Group Policy Editor enables several tweaks, such as disabling or delaying automatic updates on Windows 11/10, but achieving the same tweaks on Home Editions requires modifying the Registry keys, which can be difficult and risky. A single mistake in the Registry keys can render your Windows inoperable. If you are having trouble launching Group Policy Editor on your Windows PC, you should first confirm which edition of Windows 11/10 you are using.
If you are unable to launch Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) on your Windows PC, you should check out which edition of Windows 11/10 you are using.
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How to Enable Group Policy Editor in Windows 11/10/8/7 Home?
Follow these steps to turn on Group Policy on Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7 Home:-
Step 1. Download the Group Policy Enabler script.
Step 2. Right-click the downloaded batch file and select
Step 3. It may take a few minutes to complete the operation, depending upon your PC’s speed.
Step 4. Once you complete the above steps, you can launch the group policy editor. If you are still getting not found error, then restart the PC once.
Note: If you are still getting errors in Group Policy Editor, you need to run the setup file of Group Policy enabler again.
How to open the Group Policy Editor in Windows 11/10 Home Edition?
Step 1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing
Step 2. Type
Step 3. Click the
That’s it!
Also Refer: 12 Ways to Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) in Windows 11/10/8/7
