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How to configure Multiple Local GPOs in Windows Vista?
Windows Vista has the ability to create multiple local group policies (GPOs). Wow! This means that whenever you want to configure different settings for different users you can do so easily without the need to mess with NTFS permissions (this was one of the methods used by Pre-Vista administrators to bypass the single LGPO limit in Windows 2000/XP/2003).
You can read more about LGPOs on my Understanding Multiple Local GPOs in Windows Vista article.
In order to configure Multiple Local Group Policies perform the following steps:
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Note that you can also select the Administrators group. This will allow you to set an LGPO for any user that is a member of the local Administrators group.
You can also select the Non-Administrators group. This is not really a group but in fact is a method of selecting any user that is not a member of the local Administrators group.
When done click Ok.
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You can test your settings by configure an easy-to-notice setting such as adding or removing items to or from the Start menu. Do so for a user that is a part of the the Non-Administrators group, and configure the opposite setting for another user that is a part of that group. Then logon as the first user, and then as the second user, and note the differences.
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