Do you know which editions of Windows 7 has the Local Group Policy editor?

imranmd - If memory serves me - that would be Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate.

Currently,

Hi,Thanks for your reply. I got confused after reading the information that was provided in the following link:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367853(WS.10).aspx

Hi,Thanks for your reply. I got confused after reading the information that was provided in the following link:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367853(WS.10).aspx I likewise would like to know. I've been asking that question on-and-off for 6 months.Well, actually, I've been asking if gpedit and GPMC-plugin would be available for the Home Premium edition. Maybe that's a different question.It depends on whether you mean it is hardcoded versus editable.Or more fundamentally, exactly what Group Policy means at all. Here's what seems to be its definition, stated there on that page you linked: "Group Policy provides an infrastructure for centralized configuration management of the operating system and applications that run on the operating system". Uh, supercalafragilisticexpeledoshus. Does that mean feature tweak?Also on that page you linked, it says:- You can also manage local and domain Group Policy by using Windows 7.- Group Policy is available in all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.- Without RSAT, only local Group Policy can be managed using Windows 7.Maybe I've been asking the wrong question.

Carey Frisch MVP, since you marked this thread "answered" 20 minutes after my post above, maybe you gleaned from this information exactly whether or not gpedit will be included with Home Premium edition. Silly simple me, I don't see the answer.It looks like the MS chart contradicts the MS article. Do please clarify, for simple me. Thank you.

From: Group Policy management for IT pros Local Group Policy Editor Local Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that you can use to edit local Group Policy objects (GPOs). 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. From: What's New in Group Policy Which editions include this feature? Group Policy is available in all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Both local and domain-based Group Policy can be managed by using any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 and any version of Windows 7 that supports RSAT. Does it function differently in some editions? Without RSAT, only local Group Policy can be managed using Windows 7. With RSAT, both local and domain-based Group Policy can be managed using any edition of Windows 7 that supports RSAT. According to that information ... all editions of Windows 7 can manage local Group Policy. The Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap ins are only available in Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise. MowGreen Windows Expert IT Pro - Consumer Security *-343-* FDNY NEVER FORGOTTEN

From: Group Policy management for IT pros Local Group Policy Editor Local Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that you can use to edit local Group Policy objects (GPOs). 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. From: What's New in Group Policy Which editions include this feature? Group Policy is available in all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Both local and domain-based Group Policy can be managed by using any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 and any version of Windows 7 that supports RSAT. Does it function differently in some editions? Without RSAT, only local Group Policy can be managed using Windows 7. With RSAT, both local and domain-based Group Policy can be managed using any edition of Windows 7 that supports RSAT. According to that information ... all editions of Windows 7 can manage local Group Policy. The Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap ins are only available in Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise.MowGreen Windows Expert IT Pro - Consumer Security *-343-* FDNY NEVER FORGOTTEN

According to that information ... all editions of Windows 7 can manage local Group Policy. All editions? Minus gpedit, how can you manage local Group Policy with Home Premium? The Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap ins are only available in Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise. Ok, I see. You're confirming that Home Premium doesn't provide that. That TechNet article is either wrong, or we need to be Philadelphia Lawyers to interpret its meaning of manage. Here's RZ's chart, in case you can't see it. I sure can't. www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/win72.PNG. It's not 100% clear, because maybe it's only referring to Domain+RSAT and saying nothing about gpedit. But basically it's right. And colorful too. :) Thanks for revisiting this thread, MowGreen.

According to that information ... all editions of Windows 7 can manage local Group Policy. All editions? Minus gpedit, how do you manage local Group Policy with Home Premium? The Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap ins are only available in Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise. Ok, I see. You're confirming that Home Premium doesn't provide that. That TechNet article is either wrong, or we need to be Philadelphia Lawyers to interpret its meaning of manage. Here's RZ's chart, in case you can't see it. I sure can't. www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/win72.PNG. It's not 100% clear, but basically it's right. And colorful too. :) Thanks for revisiting this thread, MowGreen.