Missing administrative templates in Windows Server 2012 R2 GPO Editor

Lt. Columbo 326 Reputation points
2021-12-30T02:53:14.827+00:00

Hi guys,

I have Citrix XenApp environment on Windows Server 2012 R2.
I recently noticed that all system related administrative templates are missing.
Below are the screenshots of how it looks like on my domain controller and how it should look (what is missing).

161289-gpo-yes-citrix.jpg

161342-gpo-no-citrix.jpg

I'm not sure if it is related to Citrix existence or not.
Possibly related to templates store.
Is there any way to restore those administrative templates?

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  1. Limitless Technology 39,926 Reputation points
    2021-12-31T15:34:28.34+00:00

    Hi @Lt. Columbo

    When you open the Group Policy Editor MMC snap-in tool and focus on a local GPO or Active Directory-based one, some Group Policy areas that are expected to appear may not be found.

    To resolve this issue, re-register the appropriate MMC snap-in DLL that implements the missing functionality by issuing the following command at a Windows command prompt

    regsvr32 <snap-in DLL name>

    Some Group Policy areas are missing from the Group Policy Editor
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/group-policy-areas-missing

    Here is a thread as well which discusses the same issue and you can try out some troubleshooting steps from this and see if that helps you to sort the Issue.

    Administrative Templates completely missing from Group Policy Editor
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e150c6ff-7975-4fbf-8cb7-a9647b8e9a1b/administrative-templates-completely-missing-from-group-policy-editor?forum=winserverGP

    Hope this resolves your Query!!

    --If the reply is helpful, please Upvote and Accept it as an answer--

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  2. Lt. Columbo 326 Reputation points
    2022-01-10T05:29:05.643+00:00

    Hi @Limitless Technology

    I downloaded Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
    However when I'm trying to import them into \domainname\SYSVOL\domainname\Policies\PolicyDefinitions I get the error that I need permission to perform this action.
    I'm doing it under Domain Admin account.

    163468-policydefinitions-permission-needed.jpg

    Please advise how the administrative templates can be moved.

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