How to Enable Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) in Windows 10 Home
By Timothy Tibbetts |
The Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) in Windows 10 contains information about the security of a local computer. If you're trying to access the Local Security Policy in Windows 10 Home, you will receive an error that says Windows 10 can't find secpol.msc. In this tutorial, we show you how to enable the Local Security Policy in Windows 10 Home.
The trick here is to enable Group Policy Editor, allowing the Local Security Policy.
We've created a batch file that simplifies the process and is the best way to enable the Local Security Policy (secpol.msc).
Video tutorial:
Download Add Group Policy Editor to Windows 10 Home and extract the files.
Right-click on gpedit-enabler.bat and click on Run as administrator.
You will see text scroll by, and press Enter to close the window when prompted.
If you see an error 740, you forgot to Run as administrator.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Registry Tweaks.
Troubleshooting
If you couldn't get Group Policy working, here are some troubleshooting steps.
1: Reboot While a reboot might not be required, some users report that Group Policy Editor works after rebooting.
2: Copy Some File and Folders
It appears that on 64-bit versions of Windows 10 Home that typing in gpedit.msc doesn't work. Go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and copy the following folders and files to C:WindowsSystem32 - GroupPolicy, GroupPolicyUsers, and gpedit.msc.
3: MMC Could Not Create the Snap-In Error
In rare cases, some people are receiving an "MMC Could Not Create the Snap-In" error when running gpedit.msc. Download this file from ITECHTICS and run either the 32-bit or 64-bit batch file.
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The trick here is to enable Group Policy Editor, allowing the Local Security Policy.
We've created a batch file that simplifies the process and is the best way to enable the Local Security Policy (secpol.msc).
Download Add Group Policy Editor to Windows 10 Home and extract the files.
Right-click on gpedit-enabler.bat and click on Run as administrator.
You will see text scroll by, and press Enter to close the window when prompted.
If you see an error 740, you forgot to Run as administrator.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Registry Tweaks.
Troubleshooting
If you couldn't get Group Policy working, here are some troubleshooting steps.
1: Reboot While a reboot might not be required, some users report that Group Policy Editor works after rebooting.
2: Copy Some File and Folders
It appears that on 64-bit versions of Windows 10 Home that typing in gpedit.msc doesn't work. Go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and copy the following folders and files to C:WindowsSystem32 - GroupPolicy, GroupPolicyUsers, and gpedit.msc.
3: MMC Could Not Create the Snap-In Error
In rare cases, some people are receiving an "MMC Could Not Create the Snap-In" error when running gpedit.msc. Download this file from ITECHTICS and run either the 32-bit or 64-bit batch file.
Similar:
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