gpedit.msc

Hello Pravin Patil1

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

It sounds like you've encountered an issue where Group Policy settings (applied using gpedit.msc) are preventing access to your drives and certain management features on your computer. Here’s how you can try to resolve this issue:

1. Open Group Policy Editor:
   1. Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog.
   2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Check and Modify Policies:
   1. Navigate through the tree on the left to the location where you made the changes. It might be under User Configuration or Computer Configuration. You’ll need to recall where you made the changes (like under Administrative Templates or System).
   2. Once you find the settings you modified, double-click on each of them and set them to Not Configured or Disabled, depending on what you want to revert.
3. Apply and Update Group Policy:
   1. After making the changes, open a Command Prompt as an administrator by searching for cmd in the Start menu, right-clicking on it, and selecting Run as administrator.
   2. Type gpupdate /force and press Enter to force update the Group Policy.
4. Restart Your Computer: Restart your computer to make sure all the Group Policy settings are fully applied.

If you’re unable to open gpedit.msc because of the restrictions, you might need to log in as an administrator or use an account that has permissions to modify Group Policy settings. If the policies have also restricted admin tools, you may need to boot into Safe Mode to gain access and modify these settings:

1. Boot into Safe Mode:
   1. Restart your computer and press F8 (or Shift + F8 in some systems) while it's booting to access the Advanced Boot Options menu.
   2. Select Safe Mode to boot your computer into Safe Mode.
2. Modify Group Policy in Safe Mode: Once in Safe Mode, try opening gpedit.msc again and follow the steps above to modify or disable the restrictive policies.

If there is anything not clear or I can't understand your problem, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards

Patch - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello

I understand that you do not have sufficient permissions to change the registry.

Are you a company computer or a computer in a domain environment?

1. If you are a company computer or a computer in a domain environment, please contact the company IT administrator.
2. If you are using a personal computer, please run the command prompt with administrator rights and enter the following command:
   1. Click the taskbar search button, click the search box, and enter "CMD".
   2. Right click and run as administrator.
   3. Enter the following commands one after another and hit the enter key to run: reg delete “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost” /f
      reg delete “HKCU\Software\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsStore\WindowsUpdate” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies” /f
      reg delete “HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate” /f
   Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support to view the article.

We look forward to hearing back from you.

Best Regards

Patch - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Dear team,

Even after trying all the above steps, we are unable to disable the group policies, System is asking for Trusted installer permission to execute the task, but we don't have permission for that, Coud you please help us for resolve the issue. Please reply we are waiting good response.

Regards,

Pravin Patil

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