IGroupPolicyObject::OpenLocalMachineGPO method (gpedit.h)

The OpenLocalMachineGPO method opens the default GPO for the computer and optionally loads the registry information.

Syntax

HRESULT OpenLocalMachineGPO(
  [in] DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

[in] dwFlags

Specifies whether or not the registry information should be loaded for the GPO. This parameter can be one of the following values.

GPO_OPEN_LOAD_REGISTRY

Load the registry information.

GPO_OPEN_READ_ONLY

Open the GPO in read-only mode.

Return value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK. Otherwise, the method returns one of the COM error codes defined in the Platform SDK header file WinError.h.

Remarks

To open the default GPO for a remote computer, you can call the OpenRemoteMachineGPO method.

Requirements

See also

Group Policy Interfaces

Group Policy Overview

IGroupPolicyObject

OpenRemoteMachineGPO