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Edit Multiple Local Group Policy
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Multiple Local Group Policy is a collection of Local Group Policy objects (LGPOs) designed to provide improved management for computers that are not part of a domain. This collection consists of the following LGPOs:
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Local Computer Policy
. This LGPO applies policy settings to the computer and any users logging on to the computer. This is the same LGPO that was included in earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.
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Administrators Local Group Policy
. This LGPO applies user policy settings to members of the Administrators group.
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Non-Administrators Local Group Policy
. This LGPO applies user policy settings to users who are not included in the Administrators group.
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User-Specific Local Group Policy
. This LGPO applies user policy settings to a specific local user.
To edit Multiple Local Group Policy
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Open Microsoft Management Console.
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Click File and then click Add/Remove Snap-in .
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Click Group Policy Object Editor in the Available Snap-ins list and click Add .
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Click the Browse button in the Select Group Policy Object dialog box.
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Click the Users tab in the Browse for the Group Policy Object dialog box.
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Click the user or group for which you want to create or edit local Group Policy. Click OK , click Finish , and then click OK .
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Configure policy settings.
Additional considerations
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Multiple Local Group Policy objects (MLGPOs) are not available on domain controllers.
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Local Group Policy is processed in the following order, with the final LGPO taking precedence over all others:
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Local Group Policy (also known as Local Computer Policy).
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Administrators or non-administrators Local Group Policy.
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User-specific Local Group Policy.
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Local Group Policy (also known as Local Computer Policy).
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For more information about managing multiple local GPOs, see the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=65999).
- Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in are available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139815.
