How to open the Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 and Windows 10

If you need to make deep changes to Windows 10 or Windows 11, you sometimes need to open Group Policy Editor, a tool that ships with Windows Pro and Enterprise editions only.

What Is the Group Policy Editor?

Group Policy Editor is a utility that allows you to configure Group Policy settings for a Windows PC or a group of PCs. Aimed mostly at network administrators, Group Policy defines how you or a group of people can use your machines, restricting or allowing features as necessary.

Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console app with the filename gpedit.msc, and it’s usually located in the “C:\Windows\System32” folder.It’s important to note that Group Policy Editor is not available in Windows 10 or Windows 11 Home. It only ships with Windows 10 or Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise editions.

If you’re not sure which edition of Windows you have, it’s easy to find out. Open Settings, navigate to System > About, and you’ll see it listed under Edition.There are several ways to open Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 and Windows 11, so we’ll cover a handful of major ways to do it below. Each one will get you to the same place, so pick whichever suits you best.

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How to use the gpasswd Command on Linux

The gpasswd command lets you administer groups on Linux. Group passwords don’t get used a lot in part because of the security risk they pose: multiple people sharing a password increases the opportunity for accidental or malicious exposure. Any member of the group can add or remove members, controlling the group access, which could easily get out of hand. There are a few ways to overcome this problem. You can avoid using group passwords when possible and use alternative mechanisms such as sudoers or access control lists. You can also limit access to the group passwords using privilege control so that only authorized members can do any operations.

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How to get the New Windows Copilot on any device

Windows 11 24H2 has a new Copilot interface, designed to be used in a larger window instead of a side panel on your desktop. You can actually use it on any device or web browser, though.Microsoft already has a web app version of its Copilot AI chat assistant, available at copilot.microsoft.com in the web browser.

The custom web app more closely mirrors the Fluent UI used in other Windows 11 applications. Your previous conversations are listed in the left sidebar, which collapses when you shrink the window. The new Windows Copilot feels a lot more polished than the standard web app, with more fluid animations. It’s not clear why Microsoft won’t just make the new Windows Copilot the regular Copilot web app, but maybe that will happen eventually.

There’s both a light and dark mode in the Copilot web app, as well as the option to synchronize with your device’s current theme. You can click the profile icon at the top-right corner and select ‘Appearance’ to change the visual theme.

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