4 tips to open Local Group Policy Editor on Windows 8 / 8.1

In the Local Group Policy Editor, you can set the deletion of the notification history, set up the account lock to limit the number of logins, etc. In the article below, Network Administrator will show you 4 ways to open. Local Group Policy Editor on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

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Here are 4 ways to open Local Group Policy Editor on Windows 8:

1. Open Local Group Policy Editor by running the command

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First, press Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, then enter gpedit.msc in the Run window and select OK .

2. Open Local Group Policy Editor via Command Prompt

Step 1:

Open Command Prompt:

Press Win + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, then type cmd in the Run dialog window and click OK to open the Command Prompt.

Step 2:

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At this time, the Command Prompt window will appear, enter gpedit.msc into the Command Prompt window and select OK.

3. Open the Group Policy Editor on the Search pane

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Press Windows + F key combination to open Search, then select Setting and then type Group Policy in the Search frame and then select Edit Group Policy.

4. Use the Group Policy shortcut

Step 1:

Create a Group Policy shortcut on the Desktop:

1. On the Desktop, right-click any space and select New => Text Document .

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2. On the Text document, type gpedit.msc.

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3. Save Text document:

- Click File select Save As .

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- On the Save As window, name the file " group policy.bat ", in Save as type, select All files and select Save to save the file.

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Step 2:

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Right-click the shortcut you just created, select Open.

You can refer to some of the following articles:

1. 5 ways to speed up Windows 8

2. Instructions for accessing BIOS on Windows 8

3. Use wireless network in Windows 8

Good luck!