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GPOADmin 5.20 Release

We are excited to announce a new release of GPOADmin . Look what's new in 5.20: Platform support updates Ability to select Strict...

Type: Product Revised: October 8, 2025
GPOADmin 5.19 Release

We are excited to announce a new release of GPOADmin . Look what's new in 5.19: Platform support updates Protected Settings...

Type: Product Revised: October 8, 2025
GPOADmin 5.18 Release

We are excited to announce a new release of GPOADmin. Look what's new in 5.18: GPO Validation enhancements Report...

Type: Product Revised: October 8, 2025
Quest Support Product Release Notification - GPOADmin 5.17

We are excited to announce a new release of GPOADmin . Look what's new in 5.17: Container management enhancements Microsoft...

Type: Product Revised: October 8, 2025
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4381048 - Difference Report fails to detect changes in subfields

The Difference Report fails to detect changes in subfields, such as text boxes or lists within GPO settings. It only compares the high-level...

Created: October 23, 2025
4381023 - Synchronizing Scripts.

We use Synchronised GPOs, but there is no option to do the same for Scripts. The user guide does not provide any information on synchronising...

Created: October 21, 2025
4381011 - Client device times out while trying to connect to GPOAdmin servers

Post upgrade to the latest version on servers and client, we have been encountering an issue with client connectivity to GPOAdmin servers. It...

Created: October 21, 2025
4380927 - Error "CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master'" when the db creator role is not granted to the service account

GPOAdmin 5.21 with version control and backup stored on the SQL server, db creator role granted during upgrade, from 5.20. After the upgrade, db...

Created: October 15, 2025
4380875 - Issue connecting GPMC and client to the GPOAdmin server “A call to SSPI failed, see inner exception"

The client is installed locally and can connect to the server. From another server, the GPMC extension can’t connect to the server with an error...

Created: October 10, 2025
4380834 - Workflow shortcut actions in console handle sync targets incorrectly.

In the GPOAdmin console, a user with sufficient rights can execute workflow actions "at once". Imagine the following scenario: A user with admin...

Created: October 7, 2025
4380792 - GPO setting "Relax minimum password length limits" is not showing in GPOADmin

GPO setting "Relax minimum password length limits" is not showing in GPOADmin when trying to edit a GPO. 

Created: October 1, 2025
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4377903 - GPOADmin - Security

Matthew, a strategic assistance consultant at Quest, discusses permissions in version control systems in a video. He explains that permissions are...

Revised: October 24, 2025
4371135 - Compliance Error Importing Settings To Object When Deploying Changes To GPO.

The following error is seen when deploying changes to a GPO:   GPOADmin service account is not member of domain admins group and...

Revised: October 22, 2025
4321049 - How to manage multiple domains and forests with GPOADmin

How can multiple forests and domains be managed within GPOADmin?

Revised: October 21, 2025
4380684 - CustomWorkflow action condition Value2= causes weird behavior

CustomWorkflow action when trigger over PowerShell on GPO's with multiple synchronization targets cause errors. 

Revised: October 21, 2025
4374973 - Unable to delete objects from the Lost and Found container.

Old group policy and OUs that no longer exist are in the Lost and Found container and need to remove them.

Revised: October 16, 2025
4375034 - Undo Check Out fails with The specified directory service attribute or value does not exist.

Created a brand new GPO and is in check out status. After modifying GPO filtering it fails. Even if you try to undo check out it fails with the...

Revised: October 16, 2025
4377913 - GPOADmin - Legacy Dos and Don'ts

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant, discusses key considerations for deploying GPOADmin, a mature tool with legacy aspects. He emphasizes the...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377912 - GPOADmin - Group Policy Governance

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest Software, discusses the importance of GPOADmin, a governance solution for Group Policy Objects...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377911 - GPOADmin - Group Policy Edit Walkthrough

Matthew, a strategic assistance consultant at Quest, provides a tutorial on using GPOADmin for editing Group Policy Objects (GPOs). He explains...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377910 - GPOADmin - Version Control Root Concepts and Design

Matthew, a Strategic Systems consultant at Quest Software, discusses the version control system within GPOADmin, particularly for those new to...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377908 - GPOADmin - Watcher Service

Matthew, a strategic assistance consultant at Quest, discusses the GPOADmin's Watcher Service in a video. The Watcher Service is a unique software...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377907 - GPOADmin - Email Integration

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses the integration of email with GPOADmin, a governance-based system. He explains the...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377906 - GPOADmin - Least Privileged Service Account

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses GPOADmin and least privileged delegation in a video. GPOADmin operates as a proxy...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377905 - GPOADmin - Synchronization

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses the synchronization feature of GPOADmin in a video. Synchronization allows for the...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377901 - GPOADmin - Protected Settings

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses the "protected settings" feature of GPOADmin in a video. This feature allows...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377899 - GPOADmin - Reporting

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest, discusses reporting within GPOADmin, a governance product for managing group policy. GPOADmin...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377900 - GPOADmin - Search Folders

Matthew, a strategic assistance consultant at Quest, discusses the Search Folders feature in GPOADmin. He explains that Search Folders have been a...

Revised: October 15, 2025
4377909 - GPOADmin - Multiple Domains and Forests

Matthew, a strategic systems consultant at Quest Software, discusses the capabilities of GPOADmin in managing multiple domains across different...

Revised: October 8, 2025
4299735 - what is Working copy GPOs and why they are getting created.

We are unable figure out what is Working copy GPOs and why they are getting created

Revised: October 7, 2025
4209389 - Multiple "Working copy" gpo's appear in GPMC

A number of working copies appear when viewing Group Policy objects in the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).

Revised: October 7, 2025
4372526 - GPO Deployment Failure Error Importing Settings to Object.

The following error is seen when trying to deploy a group policy: "Error importing Settings to Object. An error occurred during the restore task...

Revised: October 7, 2025
4311548 - How to collect debug logs from GPOAdmin

How to collect debug logs from GPOAdmin

Revised: October 6, 2025
4372576 - GPOADmin Upgrade configuration store backup not working

 We are trying to upgrade our GPOADmin but before upgrading the configuration store, GPOADmin recommends to create a backup, we cannot do this...

Revised: October 6, 2025
4371585 - GPOADmin database upgrade on the first run after upgrading the product fails with a timeout

Timeout on the first startup of version 5.17, after upgrading it from version 5.15.1. Error message "An Exception occurred while executing a...

Revised: October 6, 2025
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Product Life Cycle -GPOADmin

Revised: October 8, 2025