Editing Group Policy settings fails

If when editing Group Policy Object settings, you notice the settings are reverting to the previous settings - this could be because the policy is set as Read Only.

This can occur when importing group Policies from a CD Rom using Group Policy Management Console. This is because the Group Policy Object held on the CD Rom is only in Read Only format.

How to remove Read Only access to a Group Policy object

• In Group Policy Management Console, select the Group Policy Object, then on the right hand pane, select the Details tab and make a note of the Unique ID:
• In Windows Explorer browse to the domain Policies folder (i.e. c:\windows\sysvol\sysvol\FQDM\Policies)
• Right Click the Unique ID Folder then select Properties
• In the Attributes section of the General tab, remove the tick from Read Only, then click Ok
• Ensure Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files is selected, then click Ok.

Note: The correct Read Only settings are reapplied.