Request Deletion of a GPO

Unless you are an Approver or an AGPM Administrator (Full Control), you must request the deletion of a Group Policy Object (GPO).

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

To request the deletion of 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 you want 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.

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

  4. Unless you have special permission to delete GPOs, you must submit a request for deletion of the deployed GPO. To receive a copy of the request, type your e-mail address in the Cc field. Type a comment to be displayed in the audit trail for the GPO, and then click Submit.

  5. When the Progress window indicates that overall progress is complete, click Close. The GPO is displayed on the list of GPOs on the Pending tab. When an Approver has approved your request, the GPO will be moved from the Pending tab to the Recycle Bin tab, where it can be restored or destroyed.

Additional considerations

  • By default, you must be an Editor to perform this procedure. Specifically, you must have List Contents and Edit Settings permissions for the GPO.

  • To withdraw your request before it has been approved, click the Pending tab. Right-click the GPO, and then click Withdraw. The GPO will be returned to the Controlled tab.

  • 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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