Windows 10: gpedit.msc folders are empty and 'Administrative Templates' missing

Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.388.mum
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1.mum

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Administrative Templates disappeared from gpedit

So I added gpedit to my windows 10 home OS Version 1909 with no problems it worked perfectly and I did what I needed to do but recently ever since I updated to version 2004 the Administrative Templates have completely disappeared and if I click on any
folder it says "MMC cannot initialize the snap in"

so what is causing this and how can I fix this?

 

GPEDIT 'Administrative Templates' Missing

Hi Sayan. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

Are you expanding the content folders in the folder tree on the left side to view the folder content?

A solution to missing Admin Templates is to create a Administrative Store of Group Policies. See why and how here:

https://deployhappiness.com/creating-the-group-...

See also this long standing solution from Microsoft recently updated:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/555218

If you need further help I would ask at our sister forums for IT Professionals, Technet forums, as Community is strictly an end-consumer forum. Go here: Technet forums

There are also good IT Pro forums here:

Software, Forums & Tools for IT Pros | Spiceworks

Forums

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Folder Template with shortcut to folder inside folder.

I showed you the principle of a method that will do what you wish. To apply it to any folder structure you need to understand how it works.

• In my shortcut I defined the "Start in" folder as %CD%. This means that the shortcut must use the
  current folder as its base. In my example this was C:\Templates\Template1\TestA.
• For the shortcut I used this command line:
  
  explorer.exe ..\TestB\Target
  
  What exactly does this do? Here is the explanation:
  
  1. "..\" tells Explorer to step on up in the directory tree:
  
  C:\Templates\Template1\TestA -> C:\Templates\Template1
  
  2. "TestB" tells Explorer to steop one down in the directory tree:
  
  C:\Templates\Template1 -> C:\Templates\Template1\TestB
  
  3. "Target" tells Explorer to open the file or folder "Target".

Applying this knowledge, you could create a shortcut that makes Explorer step up two folders:

Explorer.exe ..\..\Template2\TestB\Target

C:\Templates\Template1\TestA

-> C:\Templates\Template1

-> C:\Templates

-> C:\Templates\Template2

-> C:\Templates\Template1\TestB

-> Open "Target"

Armed with this knowledge you can now fix your shortcut yourself.