Policy

Set default name for new Group Policy objects

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategorySystem > Group Policy
Supported onAt least Windows 2000

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to set the default display name for new Group Policy objects. This setting allows you to specify the default name for new Group Policy objects created from policy compliant Group Policy Management tools including the Group Policy tab in Active Directory tools and the GPO browser. The display name can contain environment variables and can be a maximum of 255 characters long. If this setting is Disabled or Not Configured, the default display name of New Group Policy object is used.

Internal name
NewGPODisplayName
Policy ID
a4bd35b2bcc9
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
GPO Name:
ID NewGPODisplayNameHeading
text
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy Editor\GPODisplayName
Type REG_SZ
None

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