Local Group Policy Object utility.
Syntax
Apply policy settings:
LGPO.exe command [...]
where "command" is one or more of the following (each of which can be repeated):
/g path Import settings from one or more GPO backups under "path"
/m path\registry.pol Import settings from registry.pol into machine config
/u path\registry.pol Import settings from registry.pol into user config
/s path\GptTmpl.inf Apply security template.
/a[c] path\Audit.csv Apply an advanced auditing settings backup(CSV) file; /ac to clear policy first
With /ac, LGPO.exe clears existing Advanced Auditing settings before
applying the settings from the CSV file, and copies the file to the
local group policy subdirectory so that the settings appear in
the local group policy editor.
/t path\lgpo.txt Apply registry commands from LGPO text.
/e name|guid Enable GP extension for local policy processing; specify a GUID,
or one of these names:
"zone" for IE zone mapping extension
"mitigation" for mitigation options, including font blocking
"audit" for advanced audit policy configuration
/boot Reboot after applying policies
/v Verbose output
/q Quiet output (no headers)
Create a GPO backup from local policy:
LGPO.exe /b path [/n GPO-name]
/b path Create GPO backup in "path"
/n GPO-name Optional GPO display name (use quotes if it contains spaces)
Parse a Registry.pol file to LGPO text (stdout):
LGPO.exe /parse [/q] {/m|/u} path\registry.pol
/m path\registry.pol Parse registry.pol as machine config commands
/u path\registry.pol Parse registry.pol as user config commands
/q Quiet output (no headers)
Build a Registry.pol file from LGPO text:
LGPO.exe /r path\lgpo.txt /w path\registry.pol [/v]
/r path\lgpo.txt Read input from LGPO text file
/w path\registry.pol Write new registry.pol file
Capture a backup before you apply the new settings.
File locations:
%Systemroot%\System32\GroupPolicy\
%Systemroot%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers\
C:\ProgramData\registry.pol
Examples
Export a Local Group Policy backup:
C:\> lgpo /b c:\gpobackups\
Import some previously saved Local Group Policy settings:
C:\> lgpo /g c:\gpobackups\
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all” ~ Jawaharlal Nehru
Related:
LGPO.exe v1.0 - Microsoft Security Guidance blog.
GPRESULT - Display Resultant Set of Policy information.
GPUPDATE - Update Group Policy settings.