{"id":6674,"date":"2016-04-23T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T11:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=6674"},"modified":"2016-04-23T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T11:41:16","slug":"open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Open Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local Group Policy Editor lets you control all kinds of Windows settings via a simple user interface, without playing with the Registry. In this article we’ll show you 6 simple ways to open Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Option 1: Open Local Group Policy Editor from Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Press the Windows key + X to open the Quick Access menu. Click on Command Prompt (Admin)<\/strong>.\n

    \"command-prompt-admin\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. Type gpedit<\/strong> at the Command Prompt and press Enter.\n

    \"gpedit-command-prompt\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. This will open the Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Option 2: Open Local Group Policy Editor Using Run<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box.<\/li>\n
    2. Type gpedit.msc<\/strong> and press Enter.\n

      \"gpedit\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    3. If prompted by UAC, click on Yes<\/strong>. This should be the easiest and quickest way to launch the Local Group Policy Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Option 3: Open Local Group Policy Editor from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. To access the Control Panel, press the Windows key + R to open the Quick Access menu and then click on Control Panel<\/strong>.\n

        \"open-control-panel\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. You’ll see a search box in the top right-hand corner of the Control Panel window. Type group policy<\/strong> and press Enter.\n

        \"control-panel\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. Click the Edit group policy<\/strong> link from the search result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Option 4: Open Local Group Policy Editor via Windows 10 Search<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Click the Cortana search box from the taskbar. If the search box is hidden, press the Windows key + X to open the Quick Access menu, then click on Search<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        2. Type edit group policy<\/strong> in the Search box. Once the search results are shown, click on Edit group policy<\/strong>.\n

          \"edit-group-policy\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Option 5: Open Local Group Policy Editor from Settings Charm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings charm. Or click Settings<\/strong> from Windows 10 Start Menu.<\/li>\n
          2. Once the Settings app is displayed, click the Search box in the upper right corner and type group policy<\/strong>.\n

            \"settings-app\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          3. Click the Edit group policy<\/strong> link from the search result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Option 6: Create A Shortcut to Open Local Group Policy Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

            If you need to access the Local Group Policy Editor frequently, you can create a desktop shortcut by following these steps:<\/p>\n

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            1. Open Windows Explorer, and then navigate to the directory: C:\\Windows\\System32<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
            2. Right-click on the gpedit.msc<\/strong> file and choosing for Send To<\/strong> -> Desktop (create shortcut)<\/strong>.\n

              \"gpedit-file\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            3. This will create a shortcut on your desktop. Just double-click on the shortcut and you can access the Local Group Policy Editor with ease.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Local Group Policy Editor lets you control all kinds of Windows settings via a simple user interface, without playing with the Registry. In this article we’ll show you 6 simple ways to open Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10. Option 1: Open Local Group Policy Editor from Command Prompt Press the Windows key + […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1894],"tags":[2664,2665,2666],"class_list":["post-6674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-10","tag-access-local-group-policy-editor","tag-open-local-group-policy-editor","tag-windows-10-local-group-policy-editor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6683,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6674\/revisions\/6683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}