GPO Editor Clipboard Utility

UPDATED!!!! Well, Chuck has come through again and now this utility will copy the entire policy path into the clipboard, from the actual policy item on up! Just as before, select the policy item in the right-hand result pane then hold down CTRL-SHIFT and right mouse click. The whole policy path will be copy to the clipboard. Cool!

This is a handy little MMC namespace extension DLL written for me by one of the smartest guys I know--Chuck McDonald. Chuck can do pretty much anything with code. One thing I've always been frustrated about in the GPO Editor tool is the inability to copy the path that you're currently selected on to the clipboard. This is handy for documenting GPO changes and describing to others where to find a particular policy. If you download this ZIP file, copy the DLL to somewhere on your machine and register it using regsvr32 gpoguycopynodepath.dll. Now, you can't use it with pre-created GPO .msc files, like those found in the Administrative Tools folder or gpedit.msc, but if you create your own MSC, it works just great. The way it works is, while highlighting a particular path in the left-hand scope pane of a GPO editor tool, press the CTRL and SHIFT keys, then right mouse-click on the node you're selected on. The full path within the GPO will be copied to the clipboard. For example, if I've highlighted Computer Configuration|Windows Settings|Security Settings|Local Policies|User Rights Assignment, then that full path will be copied to the clipboard by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-Right Mouse. Simple! Currently the tool doesn't capture actual policy items in the right-hand results pane, but that was my next request to Chuck so stay tuned.