PolicyAnalyzer not showing all settings

Question

I downloaded the PolicyAnalyzer tool to compare some GPOs from different domains in my environment. After following the steps provided, seems after comparing, it does not list everything on the GPO itself. im looking for specific settings only. but its not there.

is there something im missing?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi @Azizan

This might occur if there is a non-US language used for setting up the GPO. Below are some recommendations that might as well help you in getting proper results from a policy analyzer.

-Add all of the files from GPOs under C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies{GPO GUID} on the domain controller. (You could find the group policy name and GUID in the details of GPMC)

• If there are user configurations in one GPO, check if there have a registry.pol file under C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies{GPO GUID}\User when adding policy files in Policy Analyzer.

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

Policy Analyzer not working
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/policy-analyzer-not-working/m-p/1349332

Hope this resolves your Query!!

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