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:
- Start the console.
- Expand the Active Directory Users and Computers node and then expand the desired domain.
- Select the Recycle Bin to display all the deleted objects in the right pane.
- Right-click the GPO and click Restore.
- The Restore dialog box opens. Select restore settings on the Objects tab.
For more information, please see Restore an Object with the Recycle Bin.
- Click OK to restore the object.