Group policy using powershell on a non domain joined machine

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Kayak404-4294 asked Mar 31, '22 Thameur-BOURBITA answered Mar 31, '22

Group policy using powershell on a non domain joined machine

I'm trying to use PowerShell to set group policy on a number of non domain joined PCs running Windows 10 Professional.

I have installed RSAT: Group Policy Management Tools but when using the get-GPO cmdlet the following error occurs:

get-GPO : Current security context is not associated with an Active Directory domain or forest.

Is there a method to use get-GPO and other associated cmdlets to just use the local computer?

Thanks

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Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T21:01:06.42Z

Thameur-BOURBITA answered Mar 31, '22

Hi,

If the machines is Workgroup , you have to use gpedit.msc to edit the local GPO. There is no Powershell module to manage local GPO therefore you cannot Powershell to edit local GPO.

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Answer 2 · 2022-03-31T14:28:51.277Z

RichMatheisen-8856 answered Mar 31, '22 Kayak404-4294 commented Mar 31, '22

GPO's are domain-based and can't be used on non-domain members.

You can, however, have local policies.

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Kayak404-4294 · Mar 31 at 02:53 PM

I should have used the term ‘local policy’, is it possible to use PowerShell to set a local policy as gpedit will do?

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