{"id":2897,"date":"2025-10-27T18:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/?p=2897"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:08:05","slug":"how-to-reset-windows-workstation-local-group-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/?p=2897","title":{"rendered":"HOw To Reset Windows workstation local Group Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Resetting Group Policy in Windows 11 can be done using the following steps. This process will revert Group Policy settings to their default state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Reset Group Policy for Local Machine (System-wide)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using Command Prompt:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Open Command Prompt<\/strong> as Administrator:\n
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    • Press Win + S<\/code>, type cmd<\/code>, right-click, and select Run as Administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Run the following commands:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      RD \/S \/Q \u201c%WinDir%\\System32\\GroupPolicy\u201d
      RD \/S \/Q \u201c%WinDir%\\System32\\GroupPolicyUsers\u201d
      gpupdate \/force<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • The first two commands delete the Group Policy folder where local settings are stored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The gpupdate \/force<\/code> command refreshes Group Policy, applying default settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Using PowerShell:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Open PowerShell<\/strong> as Administrator:\n
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            • Press Win + X<\/code>, then select Windows Terminal (Admin)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              2. Run the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Remove-Item -Recurse -Force \u201c$env:WinDir\\System32\\GroupPolicy\u201d
              Remove-Item -Recurse -Force \u201c$env:WinDir\\System32\\GroupPolicyUsers\u201d
              gpupdate \/force<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              2. Reset Individual Group Policy Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              If you want to reset individual Group Policy settings rather than all, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor<\/strong>:\n
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                • Press Win + R<\/code>, type gpedit.msc<\/code>, and press Enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Navigate to the specific policy path, such as:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  Computer Configuration ? Administrative Templates ?
                  User Configuration ? Administrative Templates ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  3. Set any modified policies back to Not Configured<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  3. Reset Group Policy Registry Keys<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Some policies are enforced via the Registry. To reset them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. Open Registry Editor<\/strong>:\n
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                    • Press Win + R<\/code>, type regedit<\/code>, and press Enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Navigate to the following paths and delete any custom entries:\n
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                      • For Computer Configuration:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        For User Configuration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Policies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        3. Restart the system to apply changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        4. Verify the Reset<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                        1. Open Command Prompt and run:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          gpresult \/h gp_report.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          2. Open the generated gp_report.html<\/code> file to confirm all policies are now default.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          Resetting Group Policy in Windows 11 can be done using the following steps. This process will revert Group Policy settings to their default state: 1. Reset Group Policy for Local Machine (System-wide) Using Command Prompt: RD \/S \/Q \u201c%WinDir%\\System32\\GroupPolicy\u201dRD \/S \/Q \u201c%WinDir%\\System32\\GroupPolicyUsers\u201dgpupdate \/force Using PowerShell: 2. Run the following commands: Remove-Item -Recurse -Force \u201c$env:WinDir\\System32\\GroupPolicy\u201dRemove-Item -Recurse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2898,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2897\/revisions\/2898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsimple.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}