Remove Internet Explorer Maintenance GPO
Original solution found here . This is an old policy from Server 2003, and there's no GUI option to remove this policy. Steps: In Group Policy Management, look for the GUID of the policy. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), or dsa.msc Click View > Advanced Features Navigate to System > Policies > <your-policy-GUID-here>. Right-click and click Properties. Find gPCUserExtensionNames, double-click and copy the value to Notepad. Search for this key: A2E30F80-D7DE-11D2-BBDE-00C04F86AE3B You want to select the entire part where [ begins and ] ends. Delete this bit, then copy and paste it back into gPCUserExtensionNames. Click OK. Refresh your Group Policy, and it should no longer be there.