Delete a GPO

Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) enables Approvers to delete a controlled Group Policy object (GPO), moving it to the Recycle Bin.

A user account with the Approver or AGPM Administrator (Full Control) role or necessary permissions in Advanced Group Policy Management is required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic.

To delete a controlled GPO

  1. In the Group Policy Management Console tree, click Change Control in the forest and domain in which you want to manage GPOs.

  2. On the Contents tab, click the Controlled tab to display the controlled GPOs.

  3. Right-click the GPO to delete, and then click Delete.

    • To delete the GPO from the archive while leaving the deployed version of the GPO untouched in the production environment, click Delete GPO from archive only (uncontrol).

    • To delete the GPO from both the archive and production environment, click Delete GPO from archive and production.

  4. Type a comment to be displayed in the audit trail for the GPO, and then click OK.

  5. When the Progress window indicates that overall progress is complete, click Close. The GPO is removed from the Controlled tab and is displayed on the Recycle Bin tab, where it can be restored or destroyed. If the GPO was deleted only from the archive, it is also displayed on the Uncontrolled tab.

Additional considerations

  • By default, you must be an Approver or an AGPM Administrator (Full Control) to delete a deployed GPO. Specifically, you must have List Contents and Delete GPO permissions for the GPO.

  • By default, you must be an Editor, an Approver, or an AGPM Administrator (Full Control) to delete a GPO from the archive. Specifically, you must have List Contents and either Edit Settings or Delete GPO permissions for the GPO.

  • To delete an uncontrolled GPO from the production environment without first controlling it, in the Group Policy Management Console, click Forest, click Domains, click <MyDomain>, and then click Group Policy Objects. Right-click the uncontrolled GPO, and then click Delete.

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