GPEdit.msc – Failed to open the Group Policy Object on this computer

Computers and Internet 1 Minute

I see you end up here because local policy editor (GPEdit.msc) is failed to open and you get this error: Failed to open the Group Policy Object on this computer. You might not have the appropriate rights.

This super easy fix might fix the issue. All you have to do is rename (or delete) the folder named Machine at C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy.

I would rename the Machine directory to Machine.old. Then try launching gpedit.msc again.

Published by --Anand--

Being in Silicon Valley for years, I became a IT Infrastructure Geek by experience and surrounded by other Geeks everywhere. I try to help others by the solutions I found on odd occasions.

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