The PolicyPak Application Settings Manager (ASM) node is not visible or working properly in Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and/or Group Policy Editor (GPEDIT).
The issue appears to be an incomplete installation of the PolicyPak Admin console (MMC), possibly due to interference from an antivirus solution such as Carbon Black antivirus during the installation process. Although there were no explicit indications of such during installation.
Perform and confirm the steps as outlined in the following KB: Configure anti-virus or system level software to work with PolicyPak CSE
If the issue persists, proceed with the following troubleshooting steps.
Reinstallation of the PolicyPak Admin Console (MMC) as Non-Domain Local Admin :
Now logout from the built-in administrator account and back in using a Domain Admin user account to test and confirm that the ASM node is visible and functioning normally in GPMC.
As a final verification step log out of the Machine and log back in as the original user and confirm that the ASM node remained operational in both GPEDIT and GPMC.
The ASM node should look similar to screenshot below.
