How to reset local security policy settings in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP to default – Knowligent
How to reset local security policy settings in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP to default

How to reset local security policy settings in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP to default

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Get rid of restrictive group policies

Restore all policy settings to default in Windows 10

Have you ever been given a computer second hand? Maybe from a company that was going to close down or someone who no longer needed their computer? Ideally, you would just reformat the computer and start over, right?

However, that is not always the case. Suppose you get a computer with Windows already installed, but you do not have the original CD or product key that came with the computer. You may not want to reformat the computer, which carries the risk that Windows will not activate properly.

So, what's the problem with just leaving it as is? Well, sometimes when you get a computer, it may have been part of an Active Directory environment, which means it was subject to Group Policy.