Advice Request Adding Group Policy Editor To Windows 10 Home

[outlawxtorn]

I ran across this article Here. Do you think this is safe/legit?

 

[DeepWeb]

Depends on how clean that file is. But it should be safe. An alternative is to buy a 10 Pro or Enterprise key from ebay. They usually work and they are just left over keys for computers that had a free upgrade offer but got thrown out by a big company. Spend no more than $5-6 on a key. Once activated you should never have to worry about it again since the key is now tied to your motherboard.

 

[enaph]

Depends on how clean that file is. But it should be safe. An alternative is to buy a 10 Pro or Enterprise key from ebay. They usually work and they are just left over keys for computers that had a free upgrade offer but got thrown out by a big company. Spend no more than $5-6 on a key. Once activated you should never have to worry about it again since the key is now tied to your motherboard.

I can confirm.
Bought mine last year for around $3 and have no issues with the key. It's linked to my MS account so don't have to worry about activation (I reinstalled my system at least two times since then).

 

[Deletedmessiah]

I can confirm.
Bought mine last year for around $3 and have no issues with the key. It's linked to my MS account so don't have to worry about activation (I reinstalled my system at least two times since then).

Tied to your MS account, that sounds nice. I didn't know this before.

Depends on how clean that file is. But it should be safe. An alternative is to buy a 10 Pro or Enterprise key from ebay. They usually work and they are just left over keys for computers that had a free upgrade offer but got thrown out by a big company. Spend no more than $5-6 on a key. Once activated you should never have to worry about it again since the key is now tied to your motherboard.

Even Enterprise version can be get for that cheap? Wow.

But aside from these, it would be nice if someone could make Applocker and other enterprise security features port available for Home version. Although I probably wouldn't use anyway.

 

[DeepWeb]

Tied to your MS account, that sounds nice. I didn't know this before.


Even Enterprise version can be get for that cheap? Wow.

But aside from these, it would be nice if someone could make Applocker and other enterprise security features port available for Home version. Although I probably wouldn't use anyway.

Honestly I tried those Enterprise features and turned them off after an hour. The way it is implemented is way too complicated for the average joe and the security features take up too much CPU cycles, cause too many bugs in Windows, not even programs, conflicts with other security programs, the list of reasons not to turn them on is long unfortunately. If I turn them on, my laptop (i7-4700 MQ) idles at 5%. When I turn them off, my laptop idles at 0-1%. I can now see why Microsoft has not ported those security features. People would most likely complain about them and turn them off.

 

[redsworn]

Have you tried this tool instead?
Fleex255/PolicyPlus
It's open source and portable.

Special considerations for use on Home editions

Some administrative templates are present by default on these editions, but many are missing. The newest full package can be downloaded from Microsoft and installed with Help | Acquire ADMX Files.

The RefreshPolicyEx native function does nothing on editions without full Group Policy infrastructure, so while Policy Plus can edit the local GPO and apply the changes to the Registry, a reboot or logon/logoff cycle is required for most policy changes to take effect.

While the UI allows the creation and editing of per-user GPOs, their settings are ignored by these limited editions of Windows. Edit per-user Registry hives instead.

 

[outlawxtorn]

PolicyPlus works perfect, thanks friends.

 

[Brie]

could i buy a key for ~ $5 for windows 7 and install it. i have windows 10. it has a lot of problems.