Group Policy Editor of Gpedit.msc is a feature in Windows 11 that can be used to make changes to the system. Changes made to the Gpedit are applied system-wide. However, this feature is only available for other versions of Windows apart from Windows 11 Home. If you are running on Windows 11 Home Edition, you are most likely to face this error. 

The best way to fix this issue would be to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro and be able to use Group Policy Editor. However, if you don’t want to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro and want to get Gpedit.msc on Windows 11 Home, you can do it. In this article, we will be discussing how you can fix Windows 11 cannot find Gpedit.msc.

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Fix Windows 11 Cannot Find Gpedit.msc

Windows 11 Home users face this issue as they do not have Group Policy Editor in-built on their version of Windows. So to fix Windows 11 cannot Find Gpedit.msc, you will have to enable Group Policy Editor on your PC manually.

There are two ways to enable Gpedit.msc manually. You can do it via the batch file or through the Command Prompt. Given below are both the ways to enable Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 and fix the issue-

1. Using Batch File To Enable Group Policy Editor

The first way to enable Group Policy Editor is by using the batch file. Follow the steps given below to manually enable the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 using the batch file-

  1. Click on Start Menu and search for a Notepad and open it.
  2. Now in the Notepad, copy and paste the following batch file code-
    @echo off
    
     pushd "%~dp0"
    
     dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~3*.mum >List.txt
    
     dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~3*.mum >>List.txt
    
     for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . List.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
    
     pause
  3. Now press the Ctrl + S key combo to save the file.
  4. Navigate to the location where you want to save the file in the File Explorer window. 
  5. Enter the file’s name as Group Policy Editor.bat in the given field. Click on the drop-down menu next to the Save as type and set it as All Files.
  6. Now open the File Explorer on your PC by pressing the Windows + E key combo. 
  7. Head to the location where you saved the batch file. Right-click on the file, and then click on Run as administrator.
  8. It will open a Command Prompt window. Wait for the process to complete, close the Command Prompt window, and restart your PC.
  9. This will enable Group Policy Editor on your Windows 11 PC.

2. Using Command Prompt To Enable Group Policy Editor

Another way to enable Group Policy Editor on your Windows 11 PC is by using the Command Prompt. To use Command Prompt to enable Group Policy Editor on your PC, follow the steps given below-

  1. Click on the Start icon in the taskbar to open the Start Menu.
  2. In the Start Menu, search for CMD. Right-click on the Command Prompt from the search results and then click on Run as Administrator.CMD Run as administrator
  3. Now in the Command Prompt, type and execute the following commands one by one-
    FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~.mum") DO ( DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F" )
    
    FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~.mum") DO (DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F")
  4. Once the process completes, close the Command Prompt and restart your PC.Using Command Prompt To Enable Group Policy Editor
  5. Now, try opening the Group Policy Editor and you should no longer face the issue. 

Conclusion

Windows 11 cannot Find Gpedit.msc issue is mainly faced by users running on Windows 11 Home Edition. Group Policy Editor is not available by default in Windows 11 Home Edition.

However, you can manually enable this feature to fix the issue. We have discussed the best ways to manually enable Group Policy Editor and fix the Windows cannot Find Gpedit.msc issue.

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