Removes one or more Registry preference items from either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO.
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Microsoft GroupPolicy reference: Removes one or more Registry preference items from either Computer Configuration or User Configuration in a GPO. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Remove-GPPrefRegistryValue. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / GroupPolicy · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Context (required)
Specifies whether the Registry preference item (or items) are removed from Computer Configuration or User Configuration in the specified GPO. You must specify either User or Computer.
-Domain
Specifies the domain for which this cmdlet runs the operation. You must specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain. For the Remove-GPPrefRegistryValue cmdlet, the GPO from which to remove the Registry preference item or items must exist in this domain. If you do not specify the Domain parameter, the domain of the user that is running the current session is used. (If the cmdlet is being run from a computer startup or shutdown script, the domain of the computer is used.) For more information, see the Notes section in the full Help. If you specify a domain that is different from the domain of the user that is running the current session, a trust must exist between that domain and the domain of the user or the computer. You can also refer to the Domain parameter by its built-in alias, DomainName. For more information, see about_Aliases.
-Guid (required)
Specifies the GPO from which to remove the Registry preference item by its globally unique identifier (GUID). The GUID uniquely identifies the GPO. You can also refer to the Guid parameter by its built-in alias, Id.
-Key (required)
Specifies a registry key for which to remove one or more Registry preference items; for instance, HKCU\Control Panel\Colors. You can specify any of the following registry hives: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR), HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM), HKEY_USERS (HKU), and HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC). Any of these hives can be specified for Registry preference items in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. The Key parameter can be specified with or without the ValueName parameter: - If the ValueName parameter is specified, all Registry preference items that configure the registry value are removed. - If the ValueName parameter is not specified, all Registry preference items that configure the registry key and any of its first-level values are removed. You can also refer to the Key parameter by its built-in alias, FullKeyPath.
-Name (required)
Specifies the GPO from which to remove the Registry preference item by its display name. The display name is not guaranteed to be unique in the domain. If another GPO with the same display name exists in the domain an error occurs. You can use the Guid parameter to uniquely identify a GPO. You can also refer to the Name parameter by its built-in alias, DisplayName.
-Order
Specifies the order in which a Registry preference item is processed relative to other Registry preference items in the GPO when the GPO is applied on a client computer.
-Server
Specifies the name of the domain controller that this cmdlet contacts to complete the operation. You can specify either the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the host name. If you do not specify the name by using the Server parameter, the primary domain controller (PDC) emulator is contacted. You can also refer to the Server parameter by its built-in alias, DC.
-ValueName
Specifies the name of a registry value for which to remove all Registry preference items. If you specify the ValueName parameter, you must also specify the Key parameter.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the GroupPolicy module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Remove all registry preference item under the specified registry
Remove-GPPrefRegistryValue @params
This command removes all Registry preference items that configure the registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExampleKey ValueOne from User Configuration in the GPO named TestGPO. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.