Let's talk about what is a local security policy. This has nothing to do with political activity. A policy is a set of configuration parameters that are used for one or more objects of a particular class. If you still do not understand what this is about, now I will tell you more about it.
So, imagine that you and I have some kind of object. For example, take the desktop operating system Windows. It has certain properties. These include a background image, a screen saver, and the like. You have the option of modifying any of all of these listed properties. After all, do you periodically change the background for your desktop or screen saver? This is precisely what we are talking about.
Now back to the topic of the article. Politics are exactly the same properties of any object. Only the priority is much higher, it is set by the administrator of a particular system. If it is defined, then you will no longer have the opportunity to independently change the properties of this object, since in this case the policy value will be constantly used. So that you fully understand this, I will give an example on the same desktop. If the administrator created a policy that sets a specific background for your desktop, and it is active, then you will no longer have the opportunity to change these properties. In other words, you can no longer change this background.
Windows 7 Local Security Policy allows you to change policies that relate to security. This function is launched through the start menu. Having entered it, you will need to go to administration, where the local security policy will be located. Windows XP allows you to change security-related properties in exactly the same way. It is worth noting that ordinary users are not at all interested in such settings.
You can also call (through the start menu and the "Run" function) a specific editor. To do this, enter the gpedit.msc command and press the enter key. Local security policy can be edited by this interface. The window that appears will give you this opportunity.
Have you ever wanted to add an Internet search link to the start menu? Or do you have a need to periodically clear your journal of documents that you recently opened? Or maybe you want to hide the notification area? All this can be done. The local security policy is responsible for this question. To do this, go to the user configuration window, from there go to the administrative templates and select the start menu setting with the taskbar, and also define the necessary policy for yourself.
Now we double-click on the policy and in the window that appears we have the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the settings in detail. If they suit us, this local security policy is enabled, and then the "Apply" button is clicked. In order for this to take effect, you must log out of the system, and then log in again. For some cases, a computer restart is required.