How to Fix GPEDIT.MSC Snap-in Creation failed error – Best Ways

Method 1 – Fix it by Editing PATH Environment Variable

There are some cases in which some programs uninstall can lead you into this error by removing necessary pathing in the environment variable section of the system so what you need to do now is that you have to create and add those environment variables manually so just follow the below given steps.

• Go to My Computer -> Right Click on My Computer -> Select Properties and then Select Advanced Settings as shown below.

• Now Under the Advanced tab you will see a small option for Environment Variables Just Click on it.

• Under System Variables Double Click the Variable Path and Add the Following lines

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

Note – The Last one Wbem is the one that maybe missing so make sure that it is added in the PATH Variable

Warning – Also if other System variables appear in PATH don’t remove them just add these above one only.

• That’s it click on Ok and you are all done.

Method 2 – Only for those Facing after Installing GPEDIT Installer

If you are getting error something like “MMC could not create the snap-in” while running GPEDIT.MSC Command after installing the Group Policy editor in your Windows OS Versions after following the guide given here then you may proceed with the following steps to fix this issue.

• Run the GPEDIT.MSC Installer and Leave it at the last step (Do no finish the setup)

• Go to C:\Windows\Temp\gpedit\ folder

• There Right Click on x86.bat (For 32bit Windows Users) or x64.bat (For 64bit Windows Users) and Open it with Notepad

• There in the notepad file you will find a total of 6 string lines containing the following

%username%:f

• So edit those lines and REPLACE %username%:f with “%username%”:f

• Save the File and Run the .bat file by Right Click -> Run As Administrator

• That’s it and you are all done.