dcgpofix.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dcgpofix.exe
Description: Microsoft (C) Default Group Policy Object Restore Utility

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Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System Default Group Policy Restore Utility v5.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. 1981-2003

Description: Recreates the Default Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for a domain

Syntax: DcGPOFix [/ignoreschema] [/Target: Domain | DC | BOTH]

/target: {Domain | DC | BOTH}
Optional.  Specifies the GPO to be restored: the Default Domain Policy GPO, the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO, or both.

/ignoreschema:
Optional. Use this switch to enable this tool to ignore the schema version of  Active Directory. Otherwise, this tool will only work on the same AD schema version as the Windows version in which the tool was shipped.

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dcgpofix.exe

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000001C422B2F79B793DACB20000000001C4
Thumbprint: AE9C1AE54763822EEC42474983D8B635116C8452
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: DefaultGPOFix
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Additional Info*

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dcgpofix

Recreates the default Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for a domain. To get to the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), you must install Group Policy Management as a feature through Server Manager.

[!IMPORTANT] As a best practice, you should configure the Default Domain Policy GPO only to manage the default Account Policies settings, Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy. Additionally, you should configure the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO only to set user rights and audit policies.

Syntax

dcgpofix [/ignoreschema] [/target: {domain | dc | both}] [/?]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
/ignoreschema	Ignores the version of the Active Directory schema when you run this command. Otherwise, the command only works on the same schema version as the Windows version in which the command was shipped.
`/target {domain \| dc \| both`	Specifies whether to target the Default Domain policy, the Default Domain Controllers policy, or both types of policies.
/?	Displays Help at the command prompt.

Examples

To manage the default Account Policies settings, Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy, while ignoring the Active Directory schema version, type:

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:domain

To configure the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO only to set user rights and audit policies, while ignoring the Active Directory schema version, type:

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:dc

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