Edit a Local Group Policy Object

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

To edit a local Group Policy object

  1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

  2. In the console tree, double-click the folders to view the policy settings in the details pane.

  3. In the results pane, double-click a policy setting to open the Properties dialog box, and then edit the policy setting.

Additional considerations

  • To complete this procedure, you must have Edit setting permission to edit a GPO. By default, members of the Domain Administrators security group, the Enterprise Administrators security group, or the Group Policy Creator Owners security group have Edit setting permission to edit a GPO.

  • 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 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139815.