Windows – Blocked by Group Policy: trying to install TCP/IPv4 (Windows 10)

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So I uninstalled Winsock and Winsock2 registry keys and now cannot connect to the internet. I am using the following walkthrough to try and reinstall Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) but every time I try and add the protocol I get a message saying I am blocked by Group Policy.

  • I am a local administrator on the computer and I even added myself to the Network Configuration Operators group, but it's still displaying the message.

  • I also tried enabling the administrator account and trying through there, but I still get the same message.

Any help getting past this is really appreciated!

Thanks!

Best Answer

Eventually I was able to resolve the issue using this utility, which added back the missing Winsock keys: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/winsockreset.html

A Winsock reset utility with a few unique features. In addition to the usual fixes, it can scan for missing DLL files or reg entries and report; also allows you to import either the DEFAULT Winsock registry keys for that OS, or you may choose to import backups of your own Winsock registry keys from other Control Sets in the Registry (e.g. HKLM\System\ControlSet00x\Services\Winsock2, etc.) Fully portable

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