In case you see event 1096 (The processing of Group Policy failed) in your eventviewer, you’re experiencing problems with your group policies. The following event occurs several times in your SYSTEM LOG:
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy
Event ID: 1096
Level: Error
User: SYSTEM
Description:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not apply the registry-based policy settings for the Group Policy object LocalGPO. Group Policy settings will not be resolved until this event is resolved. View the event details for more information on the file name and path that caused the failure.
To solve this issue, check the last modified date of the following file:
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\ Registry.pol
(note: GroupPolicy is a hidden folder, you may need to enable hidden folders to navigate to this path)
Almost for certain, the last modified date will be a long time ago (or at least earlier than “today”). If this is the case, delete the file REGISTRY.POL, and run “gpupdate /force” from a Command Prompt. This forces the group policies to re-apply. Problem solved 🙂
Thanks!
Thanks a ton, It work for me. I had windows 10 and was facing the same issue. I delete the REGISTRY.POL and then reapply the policy then it started working for me.
Thanks that sorted issue on Win 10 1909
Yep, renaming the file fixed it for me too. Had to enable hidden enable hidden files to get to the file
Thanks, It worked !
Worked perfectly, thanks.
You rule! Thanks
Worked like a charm! Thanks guys (or gals!)
fast, simple and worked
still useful, it worked 🙂