How to Add Group Policy Editor to Control Panel in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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Windows 10 now uses Settings, but many people still prefer the Classic Control Panel. Old habits die hard, and that's OK. In this tutorial, we show you how to add Group Policy Editor to the classic Control Panel in Windows 10, 8, and 7.

Windows 10 home does not include Group Policy Editor, but you can Enable Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) in Windows 10 Home Edition. If you have Windows 10 Home, please enable Group Policy Editor first.

Video tutorial:

Download Add Group Policy Editor to Control Panel in Windows and extract the two files.

Add Local Group Policy Editor To Control Panel.reg
Remove Local Group Policy Editor To Control Panel.reg (Default)

Double-click Add Local Group Policy Editor To Control Panel.reg or Remove Local Group Policy Editor To Control Panel.reg to Add or Remove Sleep in Windows 10 Power Menu.

Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.

Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Registry Tweaks.

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