It has happened to me twice and I have come to you twice Eugene. I have recommended your channel to everyone who has problems, you are better than the windows help service!
Mr. Robertus, Thank You Very Much. I had recurring trouble with this, found your video through searching for help on Microsoft. I tried all of the trouble shooting, kept at it. I watched your video 3 times, finally found on my regedit the Imagepath link. The string on mine was not ending in netsvcs, it was \drivers etvsc63.sys. I made it match your example, rebooted and was So Happy it worked. My Group Policy Client is now "running". My computer is on automatic updates, so I suspect it was a problem with one of the Windows updates. I also now made a copy of my correct regedit to my backup harddrive in case I ever need it. I Sure appreciate your video and taking time for the great explanation. You are a Great Instructor, Thank you again, Debbie
I have never commented on a youtube video but wanted to log in and thank you for this tutorial. Like others nothing was missing for me from the folders you indicated, but just going into the sections you identified and restarting fixed the problem. Microsoft offered no help apart from suggesting i pay them £65 to look at the issue. Thank you for your clear and calm video, I felt like you not only offered a fix but explained clearly *what* the problem was which made me more confident to tackle it myself. I thought the speed was perfect for those of us that are not as tech savy. THANKYOU
+sophia olivia The same worked for me, so relieved to have fixed this. Thanks so much for taking the time +Eugene Roberts to explain this comprehensively!
Just had this same problem running 8.1 x64. I'd tried shutting down twice, but still got the error. Followed your great tutorial, but found gpsvc was still listed in the netsvcs values even though it showed Group Policy Client was not running. I decided to just restart before trying anything else, even though I'd already shut down twice and still got the error. Not sure why, but restarting it after viewing the registry cleared up the issue and Group Policy Client shows to be running now. I know it isn't a true shut down anymore with Windows 8.1, but it still seems like a shutdown should have cleared the error over a restart. Odd. Just thought I'd share in case anyone else has the same experience as me. Thanks again for your tutorial. It was clear and concise yet provided enough detail to instill confidence in your instruction.
everything you fixed in this video was already in the right place on my system, i didn't have to change a single thing. and yet the GPC would not run. i restarted after looking at the registry and it had magically fixed itself and somehow also cut the loading time for the chrome browser by like 99.7% from 5 minutes to 1 second.
Eugene, thank you so much for such a clear and precise demonstration of this problem. It happened to me on a recent upgrade of a machine where the Windows Update process failed a couple of times (I'm not certain why this occurred). What was different about my scenario was that all of the registry entries were present (including gpsvc), but when I edited the multi-string netsvcs key in the Svchost folder, there was a blank (new line) value. I received the error about removing empty strings. After saving this value, I restarted my system and the problem was fixed! You have performed a valuable service in creating this video. You have my sincere gratitude!
Thanks Eugene!! My wife hasn't been able to log on to her standard account for the past few days and has been really throwing a fit and subsequently cut off all vagina access until I fixed the problem. You Sir have quite literally saved my life!!!
Thanks for the video. I checked my registry and services and most was as prescribed, with one little exception. gpsvc was listed in the window. So I simply removed it, and then readded it, and put in a space (just because...) and then restarted, logged in as the admin and then shutdown and restarted and logged in with my normal account once more. In the old days, i would've been reprofiling the end user. So I'm glad to not have to do that any more...as well as add a new trick to my tool kit. Thanks! Good stuff, 4 sure!
Thank you so much for this video. Google Chrome and League Of Legends were not working on my PC. Now they are working! No more warning pop-up when I log in. Thank you for taking time to make this video. VERY appreciated.
You are the MAN!! My Windows 10 download sucked for the past 6 months -- with various error messages being ignored, while waiting for long startups and very long closeouts. I followed your video for Windows 8.1 to solve the "Group Policy Client" error messages. It is like night and day -- quick startup & closeout and NO error messages. Thanks soo much!
Absolutely terrific. I watched once and then followed the directions the next time, Eugene. So clear and easy to follow, even for someone who doesn't like to mess around with the registry!
This is extremely well done, particularly for non- techies. The instructions are clear, well paced and questions that might come up are even addressed.
THANK YOU. As of now -- right after running your 'fix' -- this seems to have worked. Presuming it continues this saved me a trip to the computer repair shop.
Great videos for those that these fixes don't work system restore worked for me with three different computers with different Group Policy issues. Basically either you could not login(try safe mode if this is the case) or the service could not be loaded and you got logged in as administrator. You have to set to the date before the first error in event viewer if possible. A Windows critical update caused the errors in one of the computers
Very thorough and clear explanation, brilliant video, thanks; this has been bugging me for about a week now and I've never been a fan of mucking about with the registry. In my case gpsvc was already part of the netsvcs list, but deleting it and re-entering it resolved the issue. I never seem to have much luck with Windows Updates, though I'd happily take this sort of issue over the corrupt boot sectors I used to frequently get 10 years ago when patching the machines at work :)
Thank you so much for this video. Following your instructions, I was able to fix the error (and keep my CPU from running at 100% usage and getting really warm) without having to go to a computer shop. For anyone else dealing with this on 8.1, scroll down to the bottom of the netsvcs contents and see if there is an extra space at the bottom. I deleted that space, clicked through the no empty spaces error, then rebooted and all worked as new.
The complete irony of spending two hours on this issue, only to restart my laptop (Windows 10, 64-bit) and have the issue resolved. Regardless dude, your video is incredibly helpful. Good luck everyone. May the power of the technological universe be with you.
Dear all, I would share my experience due to this group policy issue. This problem happened after a sudden stop during restarting on a thinkpad yoga laptop. First interesting difference, that in the folder: Svchost the "netsvcs" file contains for me a "gpsvc" file..... so i deleted and made again. After I opened my existing netscvs folder (because I had it). Here I found the other difference: I had all of the 3 files what you made in the video, but the name was different! Instead of coinitialize......., it was colnitialize....... so I just deleted them and make again as I watched in the video. Now It is working, thanks a lot!
Thank you. I am randomly getting this error. I have Windows 8, getting ready to install Windows 10, which I hope I don't regret. This problem seems to fix itself, or at least it did the first two times. I simply rebooted and the problem went away. Today, rebooting was not working, so I found your video and followed the steps. The word thing is, I had the gpsvc in the file where it supposedly should have been missing. After following the tutorial (where I didn't actually have to change or add anything), I rebooted and everything is fine again. Weird, but thought this feedback might be helpful to you or others. Thanks again for the excellent video and your help...much appreciated!
+Candis Daugherty I had this problem in Win. 10... error message and GPC wasn't running in services and greyed out so I couldn't start it. No real problems with windows functions though. All the reg items looked OK. I ran Windows update for a couple of hours (I dislike how you can't see what it's doing; spinning balls!) and then did a restart (updates configured and restarted twice). Voilà, it's fine now. Will it last? I donno. Windows is 10 is weird. It seems like they wanted to take much control from the user to make it what, _easier_?
Hi and thank you. I have been having the exact problem you described for 5-6 days now and couldn't connect to Hotmail services or use any Microsoft software (Word etc) without it crashing on me after a minute or two. I followed your instructions and was able to see that since my last Windows update that the 2 netsvcs Dfiles were actually there but there was a spelling error!! This was an error by Microsoft for sure as until following your video to rectify the problem it was the first time anyone had changed files/folders on this particular Lenovo laptop. So basically the files were showing as 'ColnitializeSecurityAllowLowBox' and ColnitializeSecurityParam'... rather than as they should and as you describe, 'Coinitialize...' (with an 'i' not an 'l'). I had to delete the 2 files and re-add as you directed. After a restart we are all done and fixed...phew!! So the question is...was this caused by a simple 'typo' mistake by Microsoft? Anyone?
+Sugar Doll +Eugene Robertus Thank you both Eugene and Sugar Doll ! The files were there for me too but if I hadn't read your comment Sugar Doll I would have missed checking for the same spelling mistake which I then corrected. However I still had to restart my laptop, (a regular shut down wasn't enough), so I'm not sure exactly what was going on but either way I'm back up and running again normally now and able to open Outlook etc. THANK YOU!!! What a complete waste of time trying to sort this out and very frustrating if it was just due to a misspelt update by Microsoft, ggrrrrrr.
+Sugar Doll - Had same problem on win 10 home ver 1511- It stopped chrome from loading as well though Firefox was unaffected which is how I saw the tutorial. Pretty sure its a typo in legit software. last prog I ran before I noticed the problem was malwarebytes which is an excellent product so it may well have been another previously run prog.
Thank you for doing this. My problem was the misspelling of 'coinitialization' and between your excellent step-by-step instructions and your viewers' contributions in the comments I was able to fix my machine.
Thank you Eugene for this great video. I had the same issue on my Windows 8.1 64 bit and was unable to use internet and login as non administrator user. I did a Shutdown thrice, but did not solve the issue. However restart did the trick and the service started. Appreciate your patient and elaborate approach on sharing the resolution to this issue
This is the first time I have ever fixed a problem on my own without calling an 'IT Guy'. Always worried I'll make an even bigger mess of things. But the video was so well made and straight forward, I took the plunge, and what to you know, the first thing I ever fixed on my own! But also thanks to the comments section, the first time I went through everything was there, so per comments below, I deleted the 'netsvcs' key folder, created a new one, manually inputted the keys by following the video and it worked. Thanks Eugene and everyone else.
This is a fantastic video. I'll just add that I had the same issue today (Windows 10 Home, 64 bit, HP s5-1554). Interestingly enough my registry values were fine, although group services was not running. I restarted and everything was back to normal (shut down and cold boot did not work.)
Great, easy to follow video. All my registry entries were correct but restarting multiple times (3 I think) fixed the issue after following your video. I would probably never venture into regedit without someone knowledgeable such as yourself to guide me. Thanks for your time and expertise!
Thanks a lot for this great post Eugene. Clear and concise instructions. Well done. I had this group policy client service problem on my Acer laptop running Windows 8.1, found and applied this fix immediately and it worked a dream.
Firstly, thanks for the tutorial - I finally managed to solve this problem with your instructions. Secondly, in case it is of help to anyone, I too checked the registry and it appeared that all the values were correct - the only difference was that my D-WORD values were "CoInitialize..." (with a capital 'I') rather than "Coinitialize..." (with a lower case 'I'). I renamed the values to match the video, but this didn't solve the problem. In the end (and after having backed up the registry!!), I deleted the 'netsvcs' key folder and created a new one, manually inputting the keys as per the video. At this point the problem was solved.
I encountered the same situation but didnt delete any folder and didnt create a new one. Just followed the instructions of the video, didnt change anything and restarted my laptop. The problem was solved. I checked the Service Window again and now the Status of the group policy client was running. Thank You!
Thank You So Much!!! My PC wasn't starting normally for a few days, and I almost had to go to the service center. But thanks for solving my problem. :)
Hi Eugene, thanks for your excellent Video. This problem stresses me to the extreme and your calm laid back commentary gives much reassurance! I find however that even at full volume it's difficult to hear all you say. All my research on this seems to link it to a crash during reboot initiated by Windows Update. In my case it has happened because I was using the Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB ISO of "Win 10" for another machine. The tool seemed to have "hung" and despite even deleting the entry in Task Manager on my win 8.1 machine, it did not stop. I had to shut down to escape from it! Rebooting brought me to this infamous message, and the main problem I have is that I cannot "Right click" any of my drives, internal SSD, internal HDD, USB drives inserted in any port all respond the same with just a progress GIF. Further clicking results in "Explorer.exe" going unresponsive. Is this the same problem??
Here is what Microsoft suggests is the answer for the slightly different problem - Can you show is how to do these work arounds...... Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur. The following workarounds can be used to avoid the error message. Both workarounds involve modifying the image build in System Center Configuration Manager instead of implementing them in the already deployed image. Workaround 1 Add a restart to the end of the task sequence list for the image build. Modify the System Center Configuration Manager task sequence for the image by using SMSTSPostAction shutdown /r /t 0 as the last task before completing the build. Workaround 2 Separate the Group Policy service into a separate SVCHOST instance. Implement the following command in the System Center Configuration Manager task sequence to set the corresponding registry entry: cmd /c reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\gpsvc" /v Type /t REG_DWORD /d 0x10 /f By default, GPSVC isolates itself when detecting a CSE. This workaround will force GPSVC to always start in an isolated SVCHOST instance (and this includes the first start). This prevents the registration of the RPC communications in different SVCHOST processes, and lets Winlogon successfully connect to the correct process.
Tried some other useless video solutions before I found yours, and it worked great!!! However first time I closed down I didn't update. Second run through I updated and it worked. Many,many thanks.
Thanks, Eugene! Helped me as well! My 2 cents: 1. As many others here, I followed the video and nothing was wrong in my registry per Eugene's video. I shut it down, turned on again, and still got the message about the Group Policy Client service (and also not "Running" in the services.msc). I tried several shutdowns. Then I tried a RESTART, and problem was gone. => Sorry for the voodoo suggestion, but if shutdown doesn't solve it for you, try a restart... :/ 2. I suspect it's somehow related to the Google Installer process (the "background" update of Google Chrome and probably some other nasty automatic things on your computer). The problem in my case started with Chrome not starting up (well, it actually DID open, but only after MINUTES of waiting).
This video was very helpful. In services.msc I saw that the start-up type was "disabled". By right clicking and selecting "automatic" rather than disabled, applying, hit OK, and re-start and my problem of several months disappeared. Thank you!
Thank you very much. Although there was gpsvc in the string (in your example it is missing) there was another problem I have accidentaly noticed - in the value name instead of letter i was letter l (ColnitializedSecurityParam). I corrected the name (in fact I was prompted to create new value with correct name) and everything went fine. Thanks!
***** Hi, Thank you for the help, so very much appreciating this post.I seem to have the same problem, how did you change the I to lowercase, When I try to rename it won't allow me, just gives me an error that the specified value name already exists. Shold I delete existing ones and add new ones?
Thanks Eugene. It helps me to fix the problem. Additional note: When you look at values in netsvcs, and you do not find values for gpsvc as it wasn't running in the service check. In my case under netsvcs i found gpsvc though it wasn't running. I simply removed it, press ok. Then again i opened the value folder and added gpsvc, pressed ok. After restarting the windows worked fine.
It worked! Thank you. But after I restarted my computer for like the billionth time everything that was supposed to be there was there. But it was a great guide!
Hmm, mine already had the correct folder, correct spelling and values yet the Group Policy Client still did not appear as Running and I had the error pop-up today... Windows 8.1 btw. Also my PC is taking a LONG time, 2 mins + to open services.msc or the Regedit ... I need to re-visit my Event Log and start Googling errors.. Quick Update: I've followed Eugene's other video on this and that has fixed my issue! Group Policy Client is now running and no more hang-ups when trying to open something. You are the man sir!
Thank you so much for the time that you spent to generate such clear and thoughtful video tutorials. My computer presented the same symptoms, but the registry was not missing any entries. Nevertheless, it seems that just the act of opening and checking the Group Policy Client Service entries in regedit did the trick - I needed to change nothing. Just close regedit and reboot. Thanks again!
had this issue with my windows 8.1(64 bit) which caused my computer to act abnormally and it took 5 minutes for google chrome to open It really pissed me off but thanks to you and your great and easy solution, now my windows works perfectly. Thanks
My netsvcs value actually had gpsvc listed under netsvcs. I went ahead and deleted and retyped it under lanmanserver, checked the netsvcs folder to make sure it looked good, then restarted the computer. Standard client log in was successful! Also wanted to note that this occurred after a Windows Update.
Nothing was missing for me either. I deleted what was in the registry and retyped as described by Eugene, and it worked! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!
Thanks so much for this video. I already had the netsvcs folder with the corresponding values but upon a closer look, the "Coinitialize..." values were mis-spelled and actually said "Colinitialize...". Very easy to miss but caused major problems. I actually deleted the whole netsvcs folder and made a new one. So if your reading this and you have all the folders already, make sure everything is SPELLED properly. If not delete and recreate. Hope this helps
Thank you so much for this video! This problem has meant that I have not been able to use my laptop for the past week or so. But now thanks to you its good as new :)
Brilliant Thanks ! As with others, there was gpsvc in the string (in your example it is missing). There was another problem - in the value name instead of letter i was letter l (ColnitializedSecurityParam). I corrected the name (in fact I was prompted to create new value with correct name) and everything went fine. Thanks!
Thank you very much for this excellent tutorial. I did have the gpsvc in the list in the box so deleted it and retyped it again. I also deleted the list of 3 items in the netsvcs folder and retyped them in the order you suggested as mine were in different order. All working well now. Thanks again.
Thank you for the time and care you took in addressing this problem. Recently, my desktop was upgraded to win 10 .... all seemed fine .... then this morning the problem, at a time least needed. You described the error screens etc perfectly. Thank goodness before I was able to make time to follow your instructions, an upgrade was down loaded .... and all appears to be fine. But if the upgrade had not happened, when it did, your video was the only thing I had to help me stay focused and proactive .... in hopes of saving the day. Thank You Very Much TLT
Hi Eugene, thanks for your excellent instructions - you're a life saver! I had the same problem as imgoodbackup below (I'm also running 8.1 x64). I did find everything already set up properly for netsvcs as you described, which initially made me think that your fix wouldn't help. But then I deleted the gpsvc value from the netsvcs Multi-String, clicked OK, then went back in and re-added gpsvc. After re-starting, everything worked fine (thank God!). I suppose just changing the registry entries, even though there was no net change, triggered some kind of refresh and it was okay.
Thank You Eugene!!! Great video!!! I did not have to add anything. Everything was there but I clicked on them anyway and hit okay. I rebooted and bingo everything was working. Thanks again...great stuff... and keep the info coming!!
Nice upload! The tutorial worked, but I'm running windows 10 and instead of "gpsvc" missing in the netsvcs multi-string, "AeLookupSvc" was missing so I added that in and now its up and running. Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the very helpful video. GPSVC was there as well as the registry entries. I had to only delete the old ones (they had incorrect names) and replace them with the new ones following your guidance.
Okay interesting, so what happens then if the policy service isn't running yet all the registry keys, parameters and values and well as the gpsvc key data has already been set?
This was my issue, what i found when i double clicked netsvcs and scrolled all the way down, there was an empty string, i deleted that and clicked ok. I got the warning message and rebooted and it worked.
I'm really confused. My group policy client isn't running. I followed all the steps in your video but everything was already there for me. netsvcs already contains a gpsvc value and the netsvcs key already exists as it should too, but still it isn't working
I eventually got it working again, but no idea how. I ran a system repair that told me it could find nothing wrong with my PC, after that I rebooted and it was working fine all of a sudden. Very strange.
all 3 files in gpsvc were set to hex,retyped the first 2 ,and rebooted seems to be all good now ,can finally go to goole in a few seconds instead of waiting 5-10 minutes , :) thanks heaps 4 the usefull tutorail ,lots of hugs
I have all the files in registry as you have shown in the video. But i still get the message " Group Policy Client Failed sign in- Access Denied. And i am unable to log in my Standard account. But i can log in from Administrator account. Plz help
Hi, I have windows 10. I got the computer 3 months ago, and after an unsuccessful shut down this problem began to occur. I followed your video, but the gpsvc Is there, and when I checked the netsvcs that is also as you described, so no need to change anything, however when I check the service, group policy is not running and the start button is greyed out so unusable... do you have a video for windows 10, or any other advice regarding fixing this issue? thanks
Your instructions for Windows 8.1 were correct. However, all the subdirectory and variables were present with the correct values. All I needed to do was to touch them and then refresh the regedit using f5. A Lenovo pointer software called Intelligent pointer, failed hard after the refresh but that piece of junk has had problems since I bought this laptop several years ago. The Group Client Services error has been fixed with your help.
thank you (on behalf of my mum!) Eugene. Like a few of the other commentators below, i too deleted and re-typed gpsvc (at 7:15 on your vid gpsvc in fact showed in mum's list), re-booted, and voila, problem solved. Happy St. Patrick's day from 2 happy people in Ireland :D
Thank you so much!! Your video was very easy to follow and eady to understand. You must be a professor because u made it so so easy to follow and very clear to understand. Again thank you!😘
hi Eugene thank you so much for this tutorial it truly was a blessing for us to help us with our computer issue. keeping doing what you do, it makes a difference to many. enjoy the day!
Hey, I have this issue on Windows 10, but when following your instructions, I already have gpsvc in the netsvc registry. Although I DONT have the AeLookupSvc.. should I try adding it?
I have this problem. I did what you said to see if The Group Policy Client was running or not. It was not running. Therefore I followed the rest of the video. However, when I get down to the svchost file and double click on netsvcs, gpsvc already shows on the string that comes up, therefore I don't need to add it. I went back to the page that shows that The Group Policy Client is not running and clicked on that. On the window that comes up, everything is grayed out to restart it, etc. Please advise, as this problem has affected many areas on my computer.
You my friend are the absolute genius ! Thank you very much for this wonderful video. In my case the gpsvc entry was there already but i went ahead and deleted it and add it again and close the registry editor. Went to services.msc and now it shows it as running and no more annoying messages. Thank you once again.
Big thanks, had this problem and was able to quickly solve it with help of this video. However next day windows released another update and caused the problem again so came back here and solved again. Thanks ;]
Hi Eugene, thanks for the video. I have quick question. For my PC, the group policy client service problem occur to me when my hard drive ran out of space (when the bar shows red) and it's gone when I deleted files to make the space available back to blue bar. To be safe, I went to registry editor to check if under "local machine" -> "system"->"CurrentControlSet"-> "services"->"gpsvc"->ImagePath (the data part is ending with "-k netsvcs"). But when I try to solve it using your steps, I do see gpsvc as value data under netsvcs. So do you know why when I checked, the ending is not the same GPSvcGroup??? Thanks!
Thank you for this clear tutorial - this problem reoccurs periodically on my Dell XPS13 with no apparent pattern or cause. Each time the registry settings are all present and correct, but it seems that by simply opening each setting and resaving it seems to cure the problem.
hello Eugene ran your fix on my brand new computer which was giving me the second issue on your youtube channel found it was not running gpsvc so i went with your instructions and found that it had all the values that it should have so i just rebooted at the end as you said at the end and HEY PRESTO it solved the problem many thanks a very happy paddy.
Thank you for this, I might actually be able to use my computer to do my work now, rather than working on my computer to use it:) I have been struggling for over a month now trying to fix it.
Thankyou! Worked for me on Win 8.1. I had all the files and folders present when the problem was still there, then I deleted the netsvc folder and re-typed what you said. Worked! I have another problem though with windows 8 and I wonder if you could help. My windows 8 modern/metro apps don't work anymore for some reason,I click on them but they don't open/launch. Also applies to windows 8 pc settings. (Note: This problem had been around for months prior to the Group Policy issue, so not sure if linked. I'm the system admin. It's a personal computer) Thankyou once again!
In my case (Windows 10 x64) the variable "CoInitializeSecurityAllowInteractiveUsers" was also present with a value of 1, just make sure you don't touch if you already have all the other variables.
THANK YOU!!!. I am running windows 8.1, 64 bit on a one year old laptop. This problem popped up after the OS had problems shutting down. The gpsvc file was already there but after opening up and closing the folders and restarting the problem is gone. Thanks again.
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It has happened to me twice and I have come to you twice Eugene. I have recommended your channel to everyone who has problems, you are better than the windows help service!
Mr. Robertus, Thank You Very Much. I had recurring trouble with this, found your video through searching for help on Microsoft. I tried all of the trouble shooting, kept at it. I watched your video 3 times, finally found on my regedit the Imagepath link. The string on mine was not ending in netsvcs, it was \drivers
etvsc63.sys. I made it match your example, rebooted and was So Happy it worked. My Group Policy Client is now "running". My computer is on automatic updates, so I suspect it was a problem with one of the Windows updates. I also now made a copy of my correct regedit to my backup harddrive in case I ever need it. I Sure appreciate your video and taking time for the great explanation. You are a Great Instructor, Thank you again, Debbie
I have never commented on a youtube video but wanted to log in and thank you for this tutorial. Like others nothing was missing for me from the folders you indicated, but just going into the sections you identified and restarting fixed the problem. Microsoft offered no help apart from suggesting i pay them £65 to look at the issue. Thank you for your clear and calm video, I felt like you not only offered a fix but explained clearly *what* the problem was which made me more confident to tackle it myself. I thought the speed was perfect for those of us that are not as tech savy. THANKYOU
sophia olivia Thanks for your comment. Glad it helped :-)
sophia olivia yea that worked for me to +Eugene Roberus you are a legend
+sophia olivia The same worked for me, so relieved to have fixed this. Thanks so much for taking the time +Eugene Roberts to explain this comprehensively!
Just had this same problem running 8.1 x64. I'd tried shutting down twice, but still got the error. Followed your great tutorial, but found gpsvc was still listed in the netsvcs values even though it showed Group Policy Client was not running. I decided to just restart before trying anything else, even though I'd already shut down twice and still got the error. Not sure why, but restarting it after viewing the registry cleared up the issue and Group Policy Client shows to be running now. I know it isn't a true shut down anymore with Windows 8.1, but it still seems like a shutdown should have cleared the error over a restart. Odd. Just thought I'd share in case anyone else has the same experience as me. Thanks again for your tutorial. It was clear and concise yet provided enough detail to instill confidence in your instruction.
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Glad it helped!
i too have the same issue. the folder shows gpsvc. following your comment i'm going to restart my computer. hope it will work...
+imgoodbackup Do you think this will work on windows 7
Same thing happpened to me also
everything you fixed in this video was already in the right place on my system, i didn't have to change a single thing. and yet the GPC would not run. i restarted after looking at the registry and it had magically fixed itself and somehow also cut the loading time for the chrome browser by like 99.7% from 5 minutes to 1 second.
Same
Same here. Glad to have this computer working normally again.
same happened for me also lol
Quinten Messemaker same here, I think the "Restart" did the trick
Quinten Messemaker Same here as well.
Eugene, thank you so much for such a clear and precise demonstration of this problem. It happened to me on a recent upgrade of a machine where the Windows Update process failed a couple of times (I'm not certain why this occurred). What was different about my scenario was that all of the registry entries were present (including gpsvc), but when I edited the multi-string netsvcs key in the Svchost folder, there was a blank (new line) value. I received the error about removing empty strings. After saving this value, I restarted my system and the problem was fixed!
You have performed a valuable service in creating this video. You have my sincere gratitude!
Thanks Eugene!! My wife hasn't been able to log on to her standard account for the past few days and has been really throwing a fit and subsequently cut off all vagina access until I fixed the problem. You Sir have quite literally saved my life!!!
Thanks for the video. I checked my registry and services and most was as prescribed, with one little exception. gpsvc was listed in the window. So I simply removed it, and then readded it, and put in a space (just because...) and then restarted, logged in as the admin and then shutdown and restarted and logged in with my normal account once more. In the old days, i would've been reprofiling the end user. So I'm glad to not have to do that any more...as well as add a new trick to my tool kit. Thanks! Good stuff, 4 sure!
Thank you so much for this video. Google Chrome and League Of Legends were not working on my PC. Now they are working! No more warning pop-up when I log in. Thank you for taking time to make this video. VERY appreciated.
You are the MAN!! My Windows 10 download sucked for the past 6 months -- with various error messages being ignored, while waiting for long startups and very long closeouts. I followed your video for Windows 8.1 to solve the "Group Policy Client" error messages. It is like night and day -- quick startup & closeout and NO error messages. Thanks soo much!
Hi, so you applied the windows 8.1 solution to windows 10. Question: did this solve the problem permamently or does it keep appearing ?
Absolutely terrific. I watched once and then followed the directions the next time, Eugene. So clear and easy to follow, even for someone who doesn't like to mess around with the registry!
This is extremely well done, particularly for non- techies. The instructions are clear, well paced and questions that might come up are even addressed.
THANK YOU. As of now -- right after running your 'fix' -- this seems to have worked. Presuming it continues this saved me a trip to the computer repair shop.
Great videos for those that these fixes don't work system restore worked for me with three different computers with different Group Policy issues. Basically either you could not login(try safe mode if this is the case) or the service could not be loaded and you got logged in as administrator. You have to set to the date before the first error in event viewer if possible. A Windows critical update caused the errors in one of the computers
Very thorough and clear explanation, brilliant video, thanks; this has been bugging me for about a week now and I've never been a fan of mucking about with the registry. In my case gpsvc was already part of the netsvcs list, but deleting it and re-entering it resolved the issue.
I never seem to have much luck with Windows Updates, though I'd happily take this sort of issue over the corrupt boot sectors I used to frequently get 10 years ago when patching the machines at work :)
Thank you so much for this video. Following your instructions, I was able to fix the error (and keep my CPU from running at 100% usage and getting really warm) without having to go to a computer shop. For anyone else dealing with this on 8.1, scroll down to the bottom of the netsvcs contents and see if there is an extra space at the bottom. I deleted that space, clicked through the no empty spaces error, then rebooted and all worked as new.
thank you for sharing, that fixed it for me too :-)
The complete irony of spending two hours on this issue, only to restart my laptop (Windows 10, 64-bit) and have the issue resolved. Regardless dude, your video is incredibly helpful.
Good luck everyone. May the power of the technological universe be with you.
Hey Jonas, did the restart solved the issue peramently for you? Thanks
Dear all,
I would share my experience due to this group policy issue.
This problem happened after a sudden stop during restarting on a thinkpad yoga laptop. First interesting difference, that in the folder: Svchost the "netsvcs" file contains for me a "gpsvc" file..... so i deleted and made again.
After I opened my existing netscvs folder (because I had it). Here I found the other difference: I had all of the 3 files what you made in the video, but the name was different! Instead of coinitialize......., it was colnitialize....... so I just deleted them and make again as I watched in the video. Now It is working, thanks a lot!
Thank you. I am randomly getting this error. I have Windows 8, getting ready to install Windows 10, which I hope I don't regret. This problem seems to fix itself, or at least it did the first two times. I simply rebooted and the problem went away. Today, rebooting was not working, so I found your video and followed the steps. The word thing is, I had the gpsvc in the file where it supposedly should have been missing. After following the tutorial (where I didn't actually have to change or add anything), I rebooted and everything is fine again. Weird, but thought this feedback might be helpful to you or others. Thanks again for the excellent video and your help...much appreciated!
+Candis Daugherty I had this problem in Win. 10... error message and GPC wasn't running in services and greyed out so I couldn't start it. No real problems with windows functions though. All the reg items looked OK. I ran Windows update for a couple of hours (I dislike how you can't see what it's doing; spinning balls!) and then did a restart (updates configured and restarted twice). Voilà, it's fine now. Will it last? I donno. Windows is 10 is weird. It seems like they wanted to take much control from the user to make it what, _easier_?
Hi and thank you. I have been having the exact problem you described for 5-6 days now and couldn't connect to Hotmail services or use any Microsoft software (Word etc) without it crashing on me after a minute or two. I followed your instructions and was able to see that since my last Windows update that the 2 netsvcs Dfiles were actually there but there was a spelling error!! This was an error by Microsoft for sure as until following your video to rectify the problem it was the first time anyone had changed files/folders on this particular Lenovo laptop. So basically the files were showing as 'ColnitializeSecurityAllowLowBox' and ColnitializeSecurityParam'... rather than as they should and as you describe, 'Coinitialize...' (with an 'i' not an 'l'). I had to delete the 2 files and re-add as you directed. After a restart we are all done and fixed...phew!! So the question is...was this caused by a simple 'typo' mistake by Microsoft? Anyone?
+Sugar Doll +Eugene Robertus Thank you both Eugene and Sugar Doll ! The files were there for me too but if I hadn't read your comment Sugar Doll I would have missed checking for the same spelling mistake which I then corrected. However I still had to restart my laptop, (a regular shut down wasn't enough), so I'm not sure exactly what was going on but either way I'm back up and running again normally now and able to open Outlook etc. THANK YOU!!!
What a complete waste of time trying to sort this out and very frustrating if it was just due to a misspelt update by Microsoft, ggrrrrrr.
+Sugar Doll That's quite strange. My suspicion of this being a Microsoft issue is quite low. Just make sure it's not a virus or malware doing.
+Sugar Doll Had same problem. Fixed for now. Can be malware.
+Eugene Robertus Thanks.Great explanation.
+Sugar Doll - Had same problem on win 10 home ver 1511- It stopped chrome from loading as well though Firefox was unaffected which is how I saw the tutorial. Pretty sure its a typo in legit software. last prog I ran before I noticed the problem was malwarebytes which is an excellent product so it may well have been another previously run prog.
Thank you for doing this. My problem was the misspelling of 'coinitialization' and between your excellent step-by-step instructions and your viewers' contributions in the comments I was able to fix my machine.
Thank you Eugene for this great video. I had the same issue on my Windows 8.1 64 bit and was unable to use internet and login as non administrator user. I did a Shutdown thrice, but did not solve the issue. However restart did the trick and the service started. Appreciate your patient and elaborate approach on sharing the resolution to this issue
This is the first time I have ever fixed a problem on my own without calling an 'IT Guy'. Always worried I'll make an even bigger mess of things. But the video was so well made and straight forward, I took the plunge, and what to you know, the first thing I ever fixed on my own! But also thanks to the comments section, the first time I went through everything was there, so per comments below, I deleted the 'netsvcs' key folder, created a new one, manually inputted the keys by following the video and it worked. Thanks Eugene and everyone else.
This is a fantastic video. I'll just add that I had the same issue today (Windows 10 Home, 64 bit, HP s5-1554). Interestingly enough my registry values were fine, although group services was not running. I restarted and everything was back to normal (shut down and cold boot did not work.)
Hi. Do you mean you just restared your computer (without doing anything special) ? or do you mean you restarted the service ?
Great, easy to follow video. All my registry entries were correct but restarting multiple times (3 I think) fixed the issue after following your video. I would probably never venture into regedit without someone knowledgeable such as yourself to guide me. Thanks for your time and expertise!
Thanks a lot for this great post Eugene. Clear and concise instructions. Well done. I had this group policy client service problem on my Acer laptop running Windows 8.1, found and applied this fix immediately and it worked a dream.
Ive tried everything but was gpsvc was already there and I still cant fix the problem.
same problem with me
Firstly, thanks for the tutorial - I finally managed to solve this problem with your instructions. Secondly, in case it is of help to anyone, I too checked the registry and it appeared that all the values were correct - the only difference was that my D-WORD values were "CoInitialize..." (with a capital 'I') rather than "Coinitialize..." (with a lower case 'I'). I renamed the values to match the video, but this didn't solve the problem. In the end (and after having backed up the registry!!), I deleted the 'netsvcs' key folder and created a new one, manually inputting the keys as per the video. At this point the problem was solved.
I encountered the same situation but didnt delete any folder and didnt create a new one. Just followed the instructions of the video, didnt change anything and restarted my laptop. The problem was solved. I checked the Service Window again and now the Status of the group policy client was running. Thank You!
Thank You So Much!!! My PC wasn't starting normally for a few days, and I almost had to go to the service center. But thanks for solving my problem. :)
Hi Eugene, thanks for your excellent Video.
This problem stresses me to the extreme and your calm laid back commentary gives much reassurance!
I find however that even at full volume it's difficult to hear all you say.
All my research on this seems to link it to a crash during reboot initiated by Windows Update.
In my case it has happened because I was using the Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB ISO of "Win 10" for another machine.
The tool seemed to have "hung" and despite even deleting the entry in Task Manager on my win 8.1 machine, it did not stop. I had to shut down to escape from it!
Rebooting brought me to this infamous message, and the main problem I have is that I cannot "Right click" any of my drives, internal SSD, internal HDD, USB drives inserted in any port all respond the same with just a progress GIF.
Further clicking results in "Explorer.exe" going unresponsive.
Is this the same problem??
Here is what Microsoft suggests is the answer for the slightly different problem - Can you show is how to do these work arounds......
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
The following workarounds can be used to avoid the error message. Both workarounds involve modifying the image build in System Center Configuration Manager instead of implementing them in the already deployed image.
Workaround 1
Add a restart to the end of the task sequence list for the image build. Modify the System Center Configuration Manager task sequence for the image by using SMSTSPostAction shutdown /r /t 0 as the last task before completing the build.
Workaround 2
Separate the Group Policy service into a separate SVCHOST instance. Implement the following command in the System Center Configuration Manager task sequence to set the corresponding registry entry:
cmd /c reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\gpsvc" /v Type /t REG_DWORD /d 0x10 /f
By default, GPSVC isolates itself when detecting a CSE. This workaround will force GPSVC to always start in an isolated SVCHOST instance (and this includes the first start). This prevents the registration of the RPC communications in different SVCHOST processes, and lets Winlogon successfully connect to the correct process.
Tried some other useless video solutions before I found yours, and it worked great!!! However first time I closed down I didn't update. Second run through I updated and it worked. Many,many thanks.
Thanks, Eugene! Helped me as well!
My 2 cents:
1. As many others here, I followed the video and nothing was wrong in my registry per Eugene's video. I shut it down, turned on again, and still got the message about the Group Policy Client service (and also not "Running" in the services.msc). I tried several shutdowns. Then I tried a RESTART, and problem was gone. => Sorry for the voodoo suggestion, but if shutdown doesn't solve it for you, try a restart... :/
2. I suspect it's somehow related to the Google Installer process (the "background" update of Google Chrome and probably some other nasty automatic things on your computer). The problem in my case started with Chrome not starting up (well, it actually DID open, but only after MINUTES of waiting).
+Yaniv Meoded Just want to know, all you did was restart the pc? Will this work with windows 7 as well?
+TraumatisedFish Hey, recently I had this in Win8.1 and all I did was restart (NOT shutdown).
Can't say about Win7. Good luck!
Yaniv Meoded Hopefully it will work
+Yaniv Meoded Amazing. Go figure. That worked like a charm!!!! Can´t believe it. Thanks a bunch U all.
+Yaniv Meoded THIS IS IT! lol...this solved my issue...a restart and not a shutdown. I have WIndows 8.1 and the restart worked
This video was very helpful. In services.msc I saw that the start-up type was "disabled". By right clicking and selecting "automatic" rather than disabled, applying, hit OK, and re-start and my problem of several months disappeared. Thank you!
Thank you very much. Although there was gpsvc in the string (in your example it is missing) there was another problem I have accidentaly noticed - in the value name instead of letter i was letter l (ColnitializedSecurityParam). I corrected the name (in fact I was prompted to create new value with correct name) and everything went fine. Thanks!
***** Hi, Thank you for the help, so very much appreciating this post.I seem to have the same problem, how did you change the I to lowercase, When I try to rename it won't allow me, just gives me an error that the specified value name already exists. Shold I delete existing ones and add new ones?
***** Thanks a mill, I'll give it a go.
Same, somewhat perplexing action also worked for me, running Windows 8.1 Thanks!
Thanks Eugene. It helps me to fix the problem. Additional note: When you look at values in netsvcs, and you do not find values for gpsvc as it wasn't running in the service check. In my case under netsvcs i found gpsvc though it wasn't running. I simply removed it, press ok. Then again i opened the value folder and added gpsvc, pressed ok. After restarting the windows worked fine.
It worked! Thank you. But after I restarted my computer for like the billionth time everything that was supposed to be there was there. But it was a great guide!
Hmm, mine already had the correct folder, correct spelling and values yet the Group Policy Client still did not appear as Running and I had the error pop-up today... Windows 8.1 btw. Also my PC is taking a LONG time, 2 mins + to open services.msc or the Regedit ... I need to re-visit my Event Log and start Googling errors..
Quick Update: I've followed Eugene's other video on this and that has fixed my issue! Group Policy Client is now running and no more hang-ups when trying to open something. You are the man sir!
Thank you, thank you, you fixed my problem! I am somewhat computer illiterate and was able to follow your instructions perfectly. I am in your debt.
Thank you so much for the time that you spent to generate such clear and thoughtful video tutorials. My computer presented the same symptoms, but the registry was not missing any entries. Nevertheless, it seems that just the act of opening and checking the Group Policy Client Service entries in regedit did the trick - I needed to change nothing. Just close regedit and reboot. Thanks again!
had this issue with my windows 8.1(64 bit) which caused my computer to act abnormally and it took 5 minutes for google chrome to open
It really pissed me off but thanks to you and your great and easy solution,
now my windows works perfectly.
Thanks
and also ur genius man. :)))
My netsvcs value actually had gpsvc listed under netsvcs. I went ahead and deleted and retyped it under lanmanserver, checked the netsvcs folder to make sure it looked good, then restarted the computer. Standard client log in was successful! Also wanted to note that this occurred after a Windows Update.
Thank you so much!! This did the trick, I was also having the same problem until I deleted and retyped gpsvc. :)
Thanks so much for that, it worked for me as well. Now everything is running smoothly!
Thanks, that worked for me as well
Nothing was missing for me either. I deleted what was in the registry and retyped as described by Eugene, and it worked! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!
Thanks Eugene. I followed instructions as above and then restart instead of shutdown. Problem solved.
Thanks so much for this video. I already had the netsvcs folder with the corresponding values but upon a closer look, the "Coinitialize..." values were mis-spelled and actually said "Colinitialize...". Very easy to miss but caused major problems. I actually deleted the whole netsvcs folder and made a new one. So if your reading this and you have all the folders already, make sure everything is SPELLED properly. If not delete and recreate. Hope this helps
Thank you so much for this video! This problem has meant that I have not been able to use my laptop for the past week or so. But now thanks to you its good as new :)
Nice job, Eugene. Well-explained.
Brilliant Thanks !
As with others, there was gpsvc in the string (in your example it is missing).
There was another problem - in the value name instead of letter i was letter l (ColnitializedSecurityParam). I corrected the name (in fact I was prompted to create new value with correct name) and everything went fine. Thanks!
Thank you very much for this excellent tutorial. I did have the gpsvc in the list in the box so deleted it and retyped it again. I also deleted the list of 3 items in the netsvcs folder and retyped them in the order you suggested as mine were in different order. All working well now. Thanks again.
Thank you for the time and care you took in addressing this problem. Recently, my desktop was upgraded to win 10 .... all seemed fine .... then this morning the problem, at a time least needed. You described the error screens etc perfectly. Thank goodness before I was able to make time to follow your instructions, an upgrade was down loaded .... and all appears to be fine. But if the upgrade had not happened, when it did, your video was the only thing I had to help me stay focused and proactive .... in hopes of saving the day. Thank You Very Much TLT
You my man, are a savior. All my gratitude to you!
Hi Eugene, thanks for your excellent instructions - you're a life saver! I had the same problem as imgoodbackup below (I'm also running 8.1 x64). I did find everything already set up properly for netsvcs as you described, which initially made me think that your fix wouldn't help. But then I deleted the gpsvc value from the netsvcs Multi-String, clicked OK, then went back in and re-added gpsvc. After re-starting, everything worked fine (thank God!). I suppose just changing the registry entries, even though there was no net change, triggered some kind of refresh and it was okay.
Thank You Eugene!!! Great video!!! I did not have to add anything. Everything was there but I clicked on them anyway and hit okay. I rebooted and bingo everything was working. Thanks again...great stuff... and keep the info coming!!
Thank you for this "easy to follow" instruction video. I fixed my computer thanks to you!
You are a genius!!! It was driving me crazy!
Nice upload! The tutorial worked, but I'm running windows 10 and instead of "gpsvc" missing in the netsvcs multi-string, "AeLookupSvc" was missing so I added that in and now its up and running. Thanks for the help.
+johnnykiyo How did you go about adding "AeLookupSvc"? I am having the same problem
Thanks for the very helpful video. GPSVC was there as well as the registry entries. I had to only delete the old ones (they had incorrect names) and replace them with the new ones following your guidance.
Thank you so much I thought I could never get back on my account again but after watching this it worked perfectly!
Okay interesting, so what happens then if the policy service isn't running yet all the registry keys, parameters and values and well as the gpsvc key data has already been set?
+Canute87 Very good question, as sthe same here!
This was my issue, what i found when i double clicked netsvcs and scrolled all the way down, there was an empty string, i deleted that and clicked ok. I got the warning message and rebooted and it worked.
Thank you very much!
We had the same issue as others reported here, all values were in the registry as they should be. A restart fixed the issue.
This was a terrific demonstration of how to fix the problem. Thank you,
A bit on the slow side, but overall very clear and thorough job. Thank you very much for this.
I'm really confused. My group policy client isn't running. I followed all the steps in your video but everything was already there for me. netsvcs already contains a gpsvc value and the netsvcs key already exists as it should too, but still it isn't working
I am the exact same
I eventually got it working again, but no idea how. I ran a system repair that told me it could find nothing wrong with my PC, after that I rebooted and it was working fine all of a sudden. Very strange.
That exact thing happened to me too and it was all fine for a few days but now it's stopped working again and I'm back at the start. So frustrating
This is also happening to me. It somehow worked after the first time but it's now not working again.
It's fixed itself again for the moment?
All i can say is....THAAAAAAANNNNKKKKKK YOU!!!! You are awesome
Thanks for that. The fist video is what I used for my Windows 7 system, and it worked perfectly. I never would have figured it out my myself.
all 3 files in gpsvc were set to hex,retyped the first 2 ,and rebooted seems to be all good now ,can finally go to goole in a few seconds instead of waiting 5-10 minutes , :) thanks heaps 4 the usefull tutorail ,lots of hugs
It worked like a charm! Thanks for making this video!
I have all the files in registry as you have shown in the video. But i still get the message " Group Policy Client Failed sign in- Access Denied. And i am unable to log in my Standard account. But i can log in from Administrator account. Plz help
Hi, I have windows 10. I got the computer 3 months ago, and after an unsuccessful shut down this problem began to occur. I followed your video, but the gpsvc Is there, and when I checked the netsvcs that is also as you described, so no need to change anything, however when I check the service, group policy is not running and the start button is greyed out so unusable... do you have a video for windows 10, or any other advice regarding fixing this issue? thanks
Me, too.
Your instructions for Windows 8.1 were correct. However, all the subdirectory and variables were present with the correct values. All I needed to do was to touch them and then refresh the regedit using f5. A Lenovo pointer software called Intelligent pointer, failed hard after the refresh but that piece of junk has had problems since I bought this laptop several years ago. The Group Client Services error has been fixed with your help.
thank you (on behalf of my mum!) Eugene. Like a few of the other commentators below, i too deleted and re-typed gpsvc (at 7:15 on your vid gpsvc in fact showed in mum's list), re-booted, and voila, problem solved. Happy St. Patrick's day from 2 happy people in Ireland :D
Thankyou, was getting desperate and this fixed ALL the problems I was having.
Thank you so much!! Your video was very easy to follow and eady to understand. You must be a professor because u made it so so easy to follow and very clear to understand. Again thank you!😘
Thanks! I had already got everything in the 'netsvcs' folder so I retyped it all in which seemed to have done the trick.
hi Eugene thank you so much for this tutorial it truly was a blessing for us to help us with our computer issue. keeping doing what you do, it makes a difference to many. enjoy the day!
Resolved the issue, a saviour! Thank you very much :)
Hey, I have this issue on Windows 10, but when following your instructions, I already have gpsvc in the netsvc registry. Although I DONT have the AeLookupSvc.. should I try adding it?
Excellent explanation of this registry fix, thank you :).
worked a treat - you are a life saver. Thank you !
I have this problem. I did what you said to see if The Group Policy Client was running or not. It was not running. Therefore I followed the rest of the video. However, when I get down to the svchost file and double click on netsvcs, gpsvc already shows on the string that comes up, therefore I don't need to add it. I went back to the page that shows that The Group Policy Client is not running and clicked on that. On the window that comes up, everything is grayed out to restart it, etc. Please advise, as this problem has affected many areas on my computer.
You my friend are the absolute genius ! Thank you very much for this wonderful video. In my case the gpsvc entry was there already but i went ahead and deleted it and add it again and close the registry editor. Went to services.msc and now it shows it as running and no more annoying messages. Thank you once again.
Your video was very detailed and informative, explaining how to do each step and why they are necessary. Thank you so much!!!!
Easy to follow and fixed my problem! Thank you
Big thanks, had this problem and was able to quickly solve it with help of this video. However next day windows released another update and caused the problem again so came back here and solved again. Thanks ;]
Thanks so much Eugene worked perfectly....
Thank you so much! You and I are now best friends forever!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Eugene, thanks for the video. I have quick question. For my PC, the group policy client service problem occur to me when my hard drive ran out of space (when the bar shows red) and it's gone when I deleted files to make the space available back to blue bar. To be safe, I went to registry editor to check if under "local machine" -> "system"->"CurrentControlSet"-> "services"->"gpsvc"->ImagePath (the data part is ending with "-k netsvcs"). But when I try to solve it using your steps, I do see gpsvc as value data under netsvcs. So do you know why when I checked, the ending is not the same GPSvcGroup??? Thanks!
Thank you for this clear tutorial - this problem reoccurs periodically on my Dell XPS13 with no apparent pattern or cause. Each time the registry settings are all present and correct, but it seems that by simply opening each setting and resaving it seems to cure the problem.
Eugene, your video helped me a lot, many thanks!
hello Eugene ran your fix on my brand new computer which was giving me the second issue on your youtube channel found it was not running gpsvc so i went with your instructions and found that it had all the values that it should have so i just rebooted at the end as you said at the end and HEY PRESTO it solved the problem many thanks a very happy paddy.
Thank you for this, I might actually be able to use my computer to do my work now, rather than working on my computer to use it:) I have been struggling for over a month now trying to fix it.
Worked for me. Many thanks for sharing this.
I have never seen such clear instructions before. Excellent!!
Thanks you so much....u are saviour ...In this lockdown situation I am worried how it gonna fix but ur video make it so easy
Thankyou! Worked for me on Win 8.1. I had all the files and folders present when the problem was still there, then I deleted the netsvc folder and re-typed what you said. Worked!
I have another problem though with windows 8 and I wonder if you could help. My windows 8 modern/metro apps don't work anymore for some reason,I click on them but they don't open/launch. Also applies to windows 8 pc settings. (Note: This problem had been around for months prior to the Group Policy issue, so not sure if linked. I'm the system admin. It's a personal computer) Thankyou once again!
Amazing, thanks. Worked a charm.
Thank you very much, Eugene. It worked perfectly! :D
In my case (Windows 10 x64) the variable "CoInitializeSecurityAllowInteractiveUsers" was also present with a value of 1, just make sure you don't touch if you already have all the other variables.
I resolved this problem immediately in Windows 8.1 using System Restore and bringing the computer back to the previous day. Advise trying this first.
THANK YOU!!!. I am running windows 8.1, 64 bit on a one year old laptop. This problem popped up after the OS had problems shutting down. The gpsvc file was already there but after opening up and closing the folders and restarting the problem is gone. Thanks again.