# Fleex255/PolicyPlus

Local Group Policy Editor plus more, for all Windows editions

Repository: https://github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/policyplus
Language: Visual Basic .NET
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: windows, group-policy, registry, administrative-templates
Last push: 2025-12-27T20:44:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 21, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3732, "days_push": 249, "days_rel": 314, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1863, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.027157+00:00)

## What it is
Policy Plus is a free Windows application that provides a Local Group Policy Editor for all Windows editions, including Home editions that lack the official gpedit.msc tool. It lets users view and edit Registry-based policies in local GPOs, per-user GPOs, POL files, offline Registry hives, and the live Registry.

## Use cases
- edit group policy settings on Windows Home edition
- manage local GPO without Pro or Enterprise
- edit POL files and offline registry hives
- search policies by ID, text, or registry entries
- import and share group policy settings
- acquire ADMX administrative template files

## When to choose
- you run Windows Home or another edition without the built-in Group Policy Editor
- you need to inspect or modify Registry-based policies across multiple policy sources
- you want a free, licensing-compliant alternative to gpedit.msc

## When to avoid
- you need to manage non-Registry-based policies outside Administrative Templates
- you require centralized domain-based Group Policy management (use Active Directory tools)
- you are not on Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, operating-systems, privacy
- platform: windows
- tags: group-policy, registry, administrative-templates, gpo, policy-editor, windows-home-editions, desktop

## Member repositories
- Fleex255/PolicyPlus (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.027157+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:15:37.804572+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.027157+00:00, sha 45a92dc90e3e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.