How to apply local group policy to administrators in Windows 11 and 10. Want more control over who can change your Windows system settings. Applying local group policies specifically to administrators in Windows 11 and 10 might be a good solution. In this video, we'll discuss local group policies and how to apply them to administrators. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub for more tech content like this. What is local group policy? First, let's discuss what local group policy is. Local group policy is a Windows feature that allows administrators to manage user and system settings at the local device level. It's used to configure security options, block certain applications, enforce network settings and more. These policies can apply to an entire device or individual users. If you're targeting administrators, you gain tighter control over who makes system level changes? How to apply local group policy to administrators in Windows 11 and 10. Before you start, remember that local group policy is not available on Windows home additions. To use local group policy or group policy and active directory, you need to be running Windows 10 or 11 pro enterprise or education additions. You'll also need to be signed in with your own administrator account. If you meet these requirements, you can apply local group policy to administrator accounts, how to apply local group policy to administrators in Windows 10 and 11. Now let's go to the step-by-step process of applying local group policy. This process should be the same for both Windows 10 and 11. Right Click the start button and select run type MCC into the box. Click okay and click yes. To approve the user account control prompt to open the Microsoft Management console in the menu bar, click file. Then select add remove snap in select group policy object editor from the list. Then click add in the select group policy window. Click browse, go to the user's tab and select administrators. Click okay. Then finish in the select group policy window. Finally, click okay in the add or remove snap ins window in the navigation pane. MMC will now show your local group policy editor for administrative users. Save this custom MMC view to the desktop as group policy editor for administrative users. And that's it. You can now use this file to apply specific policies just for users in the administrators group without affecting other user accounts. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to apply local group policy to administrators in Windows 11 and 10. Linked in the description below.