Windows 7 Local Security Policy
I have Windows 7 Home Premium and want to modify my local security policy. I go into the Administrative Tools and the Local Security Policy link is nowhere to be found. Where am I able to edit my Local Security Policy in Windows 7 Home Premium? After I posted this question, I found out that the Local Security Policy Editor is not included in the Home Premium Version. Is there a Pwer Suite that I can download to get into the Local Security Policy or something? Or do I have to upgrade to a higher version of Windows 7?
November 1st, 2009 10:36pm

Hi BrianHarper, you are correct, Group Policy is not included in Windows 7 Home Premium, same as Windows Vista Home Premium. I consider you may need to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional to get this function. Thank you.Sean Zhu - MSFT
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November 4th, 2009 10:05pm

Why would Microsoft choose to eliminate this from Home Premium? Apparently, some local policy settings need to be changed in order to allow Macintosh computers to print to Windows7 attached and shared printers.
November 15th, 2009 10:06am

So how do you go about upgrading from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional?
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November 17th, 2009 12:59pm

So how do you go about upgrading from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional? This is how; Take All your windows microsoft disks and put in trash! LOL! edit: Actually I just found this that helped me able to connect. http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623308
July 20th, 2010 2:04am

Hello Tyronescott55, Give this a try: On your PC, open Windows Anytime Upgrade by clicking the Start button, typing Windows Anytime Upgrade in the search box, and then clicking Windows Anytime Upgrade in the list of results. http://www.microsoftstore.ca/shop/en-CA/Microsoft/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-Windows-7-Home-Premium-to-Professional Cost's about $130.00 or so to go from Home Premium to Professional and about $175.00 to go from Home Premium to Ultimate. I upgraded my Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate online, and it took less than 10 minutes to complete this task. Hope this helps you out. williamdinbc
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July 22nd, 2010 3:17am

I am trying to install 2010 Visual Editor C++ Express and I get the UAC. So what you are saying then is I can not change that unless I upgrade beyond Home premium? OR is there a way to change that in Home preium. That is sick and bad buisness if Microsoft did that just to make you upgrade.
August 10th, 2010 6:00pm

You can change UAC settings from user accounts in Control Panel.
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August 15th, 2010 1:12am

Just a peve about the whole lack of Group Policy in Win 7 & Win Vista Home Premium. They should have it Windows XP did!
January 29th, 2011 6:27pm

M$ wants your $. So you spend $$$ on your original Windows license and you need to spend another $$$ to be able to use it..;) Sad but true.
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March 6th, 2011 9:14pm

One of the users on my Windows 7 Home Premium has started to receive frequent requests to change the password. I want to amend this but there is no secpol.msc. How did it start appearing in the first place? Thanks B
March 9th, 2011 3:31pm

To get the LM & NTLM Responses on home premium here is what you need to do. 1 . Open registry editor ( Start search - regedit) 2 . Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa 3. Create a new DWORD value with the following properties: NAME: LmCompatibilityLevel VALUE: 1 4. Restart your PC and try the connection again... just thought i would add this
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April 20th, 2011 10:18am

To get the LM & NTLM Responses on home premium here is what you need to do. 1 . Open registry editor ( Start search - regedit) 2 . Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa 3. Create a new DWORD value with the following properties: NAME: LmCompatibilityLevel VALUE: 1 4. Restart your PC and try the connection again... just thought i would add this THANKS!!! This worked great. Thanks for the time and post shaun d martin!!
January 12th, 2012 11:14pm

To get the LM & NTLM Responses on home premium here is what you need to do. 1 . Open registry editor ( Start search - regedit) 2 . Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa 3. Create a new DWORD value with the following properties: NAME: LmCompatibilityLevel VALUE: 1 4. Restart your PC and try the connection again... just thought i would add this Thanks a lot. This worked for me too while accessing Win xp's share folder on Vista Home Premium 32Bit. Very Helpful Info... :) -- PREM SONI
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March 13th, 2012 6:01am

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