Event 1096: The processing of Group Policy failed
If you come across
event 1096 (The processing of Group Policy failed) in your EventViewer, there
might be problems with your group policies. This 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 and solve your issue.
Thank you for reading.
