PolicyPlus dashboard Screenshot of the Local Group Policy Editor. The security settings (Local Security Policy Editor) and Startup/shutdown scripts aren’t available in this utility though. Non-Registry-based policies (i.e., items outside the Administrative Templates branch of the Group Policy Editor) currently have no priority, but they may be reconsidered later.Īs you can see below, Policy Plus lists out the GPOs in the same way as the Local Group Policy Editor.Provide convenient ways to share and import policy settings.Show additional technical information about objects (policies, categories, products).
Run and work on all Windows editions, not just Pro and Enterprise.This tool is intended to make the power of Group Policy settings available to every version/edition of Windows. Policy Plus, from Ben Nordick, is a freeware alternative to the Local Group Policy Editor. Policy Plus – An Alternative for GPEDIT.MSC Now, you have a third-party freeware that can be an alternative for the Local Group Policy Editor ( gpedit.msc) in any edition of Windows, including Home Edition. For each group policy, the equivalent registry setting is listed in the official Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet by Microsoft. On Windows Home Editions, you needed to use the Registry Editor ( regedit.exe) to enable the policies manually. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. On Windows Home Editions, you’ll see the following error when you attempt to launch the Group Policy Editor (which is non-existent on Home Editions)