Using gpedit enabler on Win 10 Home causes issue with Sys File Scan

Mcd73165 · 13 Jan 2019

I ran sfc /scannow the other day and it found corrupted files which it couldn't fix. I checked the CBS log and noticed that it seemed to be related to gpedit which I added to my Win 10 Home Pc some time back with a batch file I found on the net. I then ran the DISM tool. After that i ran the System File Scan again and it said it found errors and fixed them all. I ran it again and no problems were found. Now, gpedit will still run but without the Administrative Templates. I just wrote this thread in case anyone else happened to run into this issue. If anyone wants to install the Group Policy Editor on their Windows 10 Home computer I suggest using the installation program instead of the batch file which you can find here: Download Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home Edition 1.0
This way you can uninstall it if desired. I couldn't find a batch file to disable or remove the group Policy Editor that I installed from a batch file.
Hope this thread may be of help to anyone.
Mark

EyeInTheSky · 13 Jan 2019

Thanks for the heads up! I haven't decided whether or not I want the gpedit function yet and I almost put the hammer down on a .bat file installation - good thing I didn't, and thanks to your post; I won't!

Thanks for the link also!

Brink · 13 Jan 2019

Just to note, that will add the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) to the Windows 10 Home edition, but it will not actually apply any policy configured in it.

Basically, it's only for show and not functional.

EyeInTheSky · 13 Jan 2019

Brink said:

Just to note, that will add the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) to the Windows 10 Home edition, but it will not actually apply any policy configured in it.

Basically, it's only for show and not functional.

Well isn't that just another splinter from the fiddle!

No wonder I was on the fence about whether or not I was going to enable that function. I seem to recall coming across some documentation about this before, and believe it or not, it was probably from you!

Thanks Shawn!

Mcd73165 · 13 Jan 2019

Brink said:

Just to note, that will add the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) to the Windows 10 Home edition, but it will not actually apply any policy configured in it.

Basically, it's only for show and not functional.

I never knew that! I only installed it to check some settings which now I can't even remember why. Thanks for your input.
Mark