How to Create Local Group Policy Editor Shortcuts in Windows 11
Local Group Policy Editor is a Windows 11 utility that includes lots of computer and user configuration settings for GPOs (Group Policy Objects). It’s primarily a tool for administrators to set policies and disable some parts of Windows. So, you could utilize Group Policy Editor for enabling or disabling many Windows 11 components or features within an admin user account.
You can open Group Policy Editor a bit more quickly by creating GPE shortcuts. Desktop, taskbar, keyboard, or context menu shortcuts will provide direct access to that utility. This is how you can create alternative Group Policy Shortcuts in Windows 11.
Can I Utilize the Group Policy Editor in Windows 11 Home?
Group Policy Editor is included with Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise, but not the Home edition. However, that doesn’t mean you could’t access Group Policy Editor in the Home edition. Our guide tells youhow to enable Group Policy Editor in Windows Home.
How to Set Up a Group Policy Editor Desktop Shortcut
The desktop area is a good enough place to stick shortcuts for most users. Even if you don’t want a Group Policy Editor shortcut on the desktop, you’ll still need to add one there to create GPE hotkeys and taskbar shortcuts. You can add Group Policy Editor to Windows 11’s desktop like this:
How to Set Up Group Policy Editor Taskbar and Start Menu Shortcuts
The taskbar is a preferable, albeit smaller, place for shortcuts since it’s always visible beneath windows. After creating a Group Policy Editor desktop shortcut, it’s possible to pin it to the taskbar. Right-click the Group Policy Editor shortcut and selectShow more options. Then you can select aPin to taskbaroption on Windows 11’s classic context menu.
Or you may add a Group Policy Editor shortcut to the front of the Start menu. Click a GPE desktop shortcut with your right mouse button and selectPin to Start. Then you’ll find a Group Policy Editor shortcut on the pinned section of the menu.
How to Set Up a Group Policy Editor Hotkey
A keyboard shortcut will place Group Policy Editor at your fingertips. To create such a hotkey, you will first need to set up a desktop GPE shortcut, as outlined in this guide’s first method. Then you can set up aCtrl+Althotkey for opening that Group Policy Editor desktop shortcut as follows:
PressingCtrl+Alt+G, or whatever key combo you set, will now open Group Policy Editor. You’ll need to keep the GPE shortcut on the desktop for which you applied the hotkey. The hotkey won’t work if you erase the shortcut it’s based on.
How to Set Up a Group Policy Editor Context Menu Shortcut
Adding more shortcuts to Windows 11’s desktop context menu will save space on your desktop and taskbar. Although Windows 11 doesn’t have any options for adding shortcuts there, the freeware Winaero Tweaker software does. This is how it’s possible to add a Group Policy Editor option to the context menu with Winaero Tweaker:
Look at the classic context menu in Windows 11 to see the new Local Group Policy Editor shortcut. Right-click any uncluttered part of the desktop to selectShow more options. Then select the newGroup Policyoption to open GPE from there.
How to Set Up a Group Policy Editor Control Panel Shortcut
Windows 11’s Control Panel doesn’t include Group Policy Editor. However, you can add a Group Policy Editor shortcut to the Control Panel by editing the registry. To edit the registry, set up and run a REG script in the following steps:
Now Control Panel will include Group Policy Editor. Open Control Panel, and clickLarge iconson itsView bymenu. Then it’s possible to double-clickLocal Group Policy Editorto open it from there.
If you’re wondering how to remove Group Policy Editor from the Control Panel, create a registry script that does the job. Copy and paste the script below into Notepad. Then save that file as a registry script and select to run it from the desktop as outlined above.
Make the Group Policy Editor More Accessible
You can discover many additional options for Windows by utilizing Group Policy Editor. If you’ve not looked at that utility before, it’s worth exploring what you can do with it. Creating shortcuts with the methods above will make the Group Policy Editor tool more directly accessible in Windows 11. Add whatever type of GPE shortcut suits you best in Windows 11.
The latest Windows 11 update gives users and system administrators more group policy options to work with.
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