Windows 10: Accidentaly restricted all applications with gpedit. What can I do to solve this?

So while trying to unlock an application with gpedit I accidentally restricted all applications including gpedit. I don’t know any way to solve this so I am asking for help if any one on this subreddit knows how to solve this.

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GPEDIT is completely ineffective in Win10 PRO

Hi joeyberger,

Sorry for the delay in response

What specific setting did you change in gpedit?

Do you face the issue only with gpedit?

We suggest you to run this command and check.

• Press Win + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Command Prompt(Admin)
• Type sfc /scannow
• After the SFC scan, Type or copy, paste the command in the command prompt
  DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and hit Enter.
• Restart the computer and check.

Thank you.

 

Help, I screwed up with gpedit

I was trying to restrict access on a computer for the primary login. I wanted to make it so that the only thing that could be accessed is one program. Well I managed to do this with gpedit, however I was under the impression that what you edited with gpedit only took effect on the name you are logged in under. I was wrong and it applied it to all the accounts including the two administrator accounts. So I have 2 questions, how can I reverse what I did, right now I can only access on program but nothing else. The second question is whats the right way to restrict everything but one program. Please help ASAP, there are going to be some angry people if I don't get this fixed soon.

 

gpedit crashes with error "found an error in a snap-in"

Hi,

Thank you for responding in Microsoft Community.

As you are facing issue with gpedit, this issue might happens due to missing or corrupted system files.

Step 1: I suggest you to run SFC scan and check if it helps.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

• Press Windows + R keys, to open
  Run command.
• Type cmd and hit Enter to open
  Command Prompt.
• Type the command "sfc /scannow" without the quotes
  and hit Enter.
• After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.

Step 2: If the issue still persists, I suggest you to perform clean boot to avoid any third party software conflict and check.

Disclaimer: Putting your system in
Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

(Applies to Windows 10 as well)

Note: Refer "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.