How to Enable the Local Security Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home Edition


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The Windows Local Security Policy Editor is a management tool that allows users to configure and control security settings on a local computer. It provides access to a wide range of policies, including account policies, audit policies, and user rights assignments, enabling administrators to define password rules, control access to resources, and enforce security measures to protect the system. And since it can change these higher level attributes, it makes sense that it would come included with the Windows Server and Pro editions and not Windows Home.

But if you need to use the features of the Local Security Policy on your Windows Home computer, that is possible to do with a minimal amount of effort. Then you can take advantage of these features without upgrading your computer. In this article, we will be showing you how to enable the local security policy editor on Windows 11 Home Edition. This should also work for Windows 10 Home edition if you are still on Windows 10.

The first thing you should do is create a system restore point on your computer just in case something goes wrong. If you do not know how to do so, then check out this video on how to create a system restore point.

The next step involves opening an administrative command prompt so your account will have to have local admin rights, or you will need to know the name and password for one that does.

Next, you will need to type in the following commands one at a time and press enter after each one. You can copy and paste them into the command window by right clicking at the prompt after copying the text below rather than trying to type them out.

FOR %F IN (“%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~*.mum”) DO (DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:”%F”)

FOR %F IN (“%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~*.mum”) DO (DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:”%F”)

How to Enable the Local Security Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home Edition

Now you can type Local Security Policy into the Windows taskbar search box, and you should see the shortcut for the tool appear.

How to Enable the Local Security Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home Edition

Then you can simply click on it to open the Local Security Policy in Windows 11 Home edition and take care of all your security needs.

How to Enable the Local Security Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home Edition

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