GPMC missing Hide/Show links

Question

We currently have a single 2012 R2 server in our domain. As we're rolling out Windows 8+ machines I like using it for Group Policy Management.

For some reason the Group Policy Management Console on this server doesn't show the "Show/Hide" links in the Settings tab, so I can't fold and unfold the sections.

When I hover my mouse over the title bar of a section it turns to the pointing hand as if it's a link I can click, but it does nothing.

The links show and work as expected in the GPMC on our Win2008 R2 servers:

All systems are up-to-date with Windows/IE updates.

Is there some way I can get the links to show up on the 2012 server?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 12 '15 at 14:10

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Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) in Server Manager.

answered May 12 '15 at 14:10

Greg Askew

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Or use GPMC remotely from a workstation. Friends don't let friends install GUI on a server. ;) – Ryan Ries May 12 '15 at 14:16
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Interesting. It was already disabled. I enabled and then disabled it again and that fixed it. Weird. Thanks though! :) – techie007 May 12 '15 at 15:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '18 at 20:11

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You can also add "about:security_mmc.exe" to the Trusted Sites of Internet Explorer to correct the issue.

answered Jun 12 '18 at 20:11

John Doe

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Good idea, but how can this be done by GPO for example? – stackprotector Jul 17 '20 at 13:16

GPMC missing Hide/Show links

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