Restore a GPO

You can restore a GPO that has been deleted. The settings in the GPO are restored from the last saved backup for the GPO before it was deleted.

You can restore a GPO from the following locations.

  • Recycle Bin in the Recovery node of the Auditor Management Console
  • Recycle Bin in Active Directory Users and Computers
  • Properties dialog box for the container (Deleted Objects tab)

To restore from Active Directory Users and Computers:

  1. Start the console.
  2. Expand the Active Directory Users and Computers node and then expand the desired domain.
  3. Select the Recycle Bin to display all the deleted objects in the right pane.
  4. Right-click the GPO and click Restore.

  1. The Restore dialog box opens. Select restore settings on the Objects tab.

For more information, please see Restore an Object with the Recycle Bin.

  1. Click OK to restore the object.