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On Windows 10, the Local Group Policy Editor is a useful console that provides system administrators and tech-savvy users a central hub to customize advanced system settings, which otherwise wouldn't be possible using the Settings app or the legacy Control Panel.
The only caveat using this Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in is that any policy you change will affect every user configured on the device since the built-in editor does not include an option to apply changes only for specific users.
However, if you share a Windows 10 computer with other users, it's possible to create a User-Specific Local Group Policy (LGPO) snap-in (which you can save as a file) that will allow you to apply Group Policy settings to a specific user or group of users without changing your account experience.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to change advanced system settings for a specific user or group.
How to apply Group Policy settings to a specific user on Windows 10
To configure advanced settings for specific users on Windows 10, use these steps:
- Open Start.
- Search for MMC and click the top result to open the Microsoft Management Console.
- Click the File menu.
Select the Add/Remove Snap-in option.
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- Under the "Available snap-ins" section, select the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
Click the Add button.
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Click the Browse button.
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- Click the Users tab.
Select the user or group you want to apply a specific set of configurations.
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Quick tip: If you're trying to change settings for users with a Standard user account, then select Non-Administrators from the list.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Finish button.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the File menu.
Select the Save As option.
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- Confirm a name for the snap-in.
- Select a location to store the console.
- Click the Save button.
Once you complete the steps, you can use the new console to set custom policies that will only apply to that specific user or group of users.
For instance, if you share the device with other users, you can disable access to the Settings app and Control Panel to prevent users from making system changes, or you can customize the experience by enabling and disable certain features without affecting your account.
We're focusing this guide on Windows 10, but since the Local Group Policy Editor has been around for a long time, the same instructions will also apply for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
More Windows 10 resources
For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10, visit the following resources:
- Windows 10 on Windows Central – All you need to know
- Windows 10 help, tips, and tricks
- Windows 10 forums on Windows Central

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