Is it time to master Group Policy (Editor)?

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Is it time to master Group Policy (Editor)?

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So I thought to be a Good Boy and institute a periodic task with Task Scheduler to create a Restore Point at 1900 hours every day.
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Now Win11 doesn't object that my admin user "ChrisAdmin", like my standard user "Chris076" has a null password. I just click "YES" whenever admin privileges are required, and switching between the two users does not require a non-null password.

But dear old Task Scheduler insists that the admin password be non-null. Legacy code, I suppose.

Two (Three?) years ago I dug in my heels at, I think, Group Policy Editor.

Should I Grind my Teeth and Gird my Loins and start using GPE for periodic tasks such as creating restore points, or running data backups?
If so, I commit to taking that course of action.

Thanks, Chris
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If you are using a Home SKU of Windows, group policy is not available.
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JoeP wrote:
10 Mar 2023, 18:20
If you are using a Home SKU of Windows, group policy is not available.
Well that's a relief,
I think.

I guess its back to DOS batch files for me then. :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

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ChrisGreaves wrote:
10 Mar 2023, 19:02
JoeP wrote:
10 Mar 2023, 18:20
If you are using a Home SKU of Windows, group policy is not available.
Well that's a relief,
I think.

I guess its back to DOS batch files for me then. :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

Cheers, Chris
I'm a bit late reading this thread but I'm wondering if there is anything helpful on this page? https://www.itechtics.com/enable-gpedit-msc-windows-11/
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Skitterbug wrote:
15 Mar 2023, 18:51
I'm a bit late reading this thread but I'm wondering if there is anything helpful on this page? https://www.itechtics.com/enable-gpedit-msc-windows-11/
Skitterbug, you can never be too late. You were born at just the right time ...

Thanks for the link. I have added it to my ToDo list for when things settle down here on the HP15-Win11 affront.
Thanks again, Chris
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Just because you active Gpedit on a Home SKU and change settings that does not mean those settings are used in the Home SKU. Some will work and some won't.
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JoeP wrote:
18 Mar 2023, 18:48
Just because you active Gpedit on a Home SKU and change settings that does not mean those settings are used in the Home SKU. Some will work and some won't.
Thanks for this tip, Joe.
I might still give it a try, when I have finished all my chores (grin).

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JoeP wrote:
18 Mar 2023, 18:48
Just because you active Gpedit on a Home SKU and change settings that does not mean those settings are used in the Home SKU. Some will work and some won't.
Thanks for the info! :cheers:
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