How to Remove a Firewall Group Policy Download

As a system administrator, you can manage firewall group policies.

With a PC system running the Windows Server 2003 or 2007 operating system, you can manage all the computers on your local network or domain. One of the best ways to control other systems is with the Group Policy Management utility, which is included with Windows Server software. If you have downloaded and enabled a firewall group policy but no longer want to use it, you can use Group Policy Management to disable and remove it from the domain.

Things You'll Need

• PC server running Windows Server 2003 or later

Instructions

1. Log on to your PC server with an administrator account. Firewall group policies can be managed only by individuals with administrative access.

2. Open the "Start" menu, expand the "Administrative Tools" folder and select "Group Policy Management."

3. Use the console tree on the left side of the window to navigate to the tree and domain where your group policies are stored.

4. Highlight the firewall group policy that you had previously downloaded and applied to the other systems on your domain.

5. Right-click on the name of the firewall group policy download and uncheck the "Enforced" option. This will disable the firewall policy and allow you to fully remove it from the system.

6. Right-click on the firewall group policy download again and choose "Delete." When prompted, confirm your decision to remove the group policy object from your domain.

References

• Microsoft TechNet: Create or Delete a Group Policy Object