But how can you enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 10 and Family Editions? On this page, we are going to show you how to add Group Policy Editor(gpedit.msc) to Windows 10 Home and Family Editions.
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Have you ever faced this problem before? A case where you run WIN + R and type in gpedit.msc and launched but got an error saying it wasn't found. You shouldn't be surprised if you are not using either Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise edition. The reason is that gpedit.msc is only available in the Pro and Enterprise Editions of Windows 10. But how can you enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 10 and Family Editions? On this page, we are going to show you how to add Group Policy Editor(gpedit.msc) to Windows 10 Home and Family Editions.
The Group Policy Editor helps you easily configure certain Windows settings. With it, you can activate and deactivate certain Windows 10 components. And, one reason you may want this on your Windows 10 Home or Family is that it is pretty easy to use than the Windows Registry.
Although in this article we are focusing on the Windows 10 Home edition, note that the Group Policy Editor isn't available for all versions of the Home editions.
Adding or enabling gpedit.msc on Windows 10 Home and Family Editions
There are many different ways you can achieve this. On this page, we will discuss the one using Policy Plus.
Enable Group Policy Editor using Policy Plus
Policy Plus is a third-party Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home and Family Editions. With an interface similar to the default Windows Group Policy Editor, it has even more. There is a search feature which you can use to search for required policies as well.
Using Policy Plus software is very simple. You just need to download and run the setup. Since it is a portable software, it doesn't require any installation.
With this third-party Group Policy enabler, you can perform all possible changes just like with the Windows built-in Group Policy Editor.
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