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Windows Server 2012 R2 GPM>windows setting> security setting >Account Policy missing
Your templates are out-of-date. If you have the PolicyDefinitions store (See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/group-policy/create-and-manage-central-store#the-central-store) you should copy the latest admx/adml files there. Then you should see the Account Policies folder
Thank you Harm for your response, I did download the latest Policy definitions an placed them in the "policies" folder. but it doesnt create the central store. Im not sure what the case is for that
I have the paths
Window> Sysvol>sysvol>domainname>policies
Windows>Sysvol>Domain> Policies
and severhostname>Sysvol>twang>policies
KrisC5 You should create the PolicyDefinitions folder inside the Policies folder, which would be c:\windows\sysvol\domainname\policies\policydefinitions. (The other paths should be the same content-wise ) Inside the policydefinitions folder, you copy all the admx files and the en-us folders (And other languages if needed) containing the adml files. This should look something like this : (Both from domain and local path, same folder)
If you reopen the Group Policy editor and edit the policy, you should see the Account Policies folder inside the GPO.
Yes thats the path i mentioned, they are in the policies folder, but still it is not creating a central store. i have the downloaded Policy definitions with all the language and ADMl/ADMX files still in that folder
Windows 2012 R2 server? Could you try using the Group Policy editor from a workstation? Did you log off and log in again? The central store is the PolicyDefinitions folder. You don't have to do anything else.
