Guy Recommends: A Free Trial of the Network Performance Monitor (NPM) v11.5 Another troubleshooting technique is to try typing ‘gpedit.msc’ and use the ‘big brother’. Other your problem launching the group policy editor could be a plain typo, you type seckpl.mcs or some other anagram of secpol.msc. Windows 8 cannot find secpol unless you append the. It’s most disappointing that you only get secpol.msc in the Ultimate, Professional (old Business) and Enterprise editions, and not in the Windows 8 Home Premium or Basic editions.Īnother common problem is that you forget to type the. The most likely cause is that you have the Home Premium edition. Problem: Cannot Find the Windows 8 Secpol.mscĪ common problem is that even though you type precisely secpol.msc, Windows 8 cannot find secpol.msc.
However there are also policies for other aspects of security, for example: passwords, networks, auditing, and settings the Windows Firewall. To get a feel of this snap-in, the most interesting policies are under the Security folder – see screenshot.
When you want change a security setting this is how you launch the Local Security Policy Editor. However, if you are checking or configuring security settings on a Windows 8 computer in a Workgroup or HomeGroup then you need the Local Security Editor – secpol.msc. If you have Active Directory then you don’t need Secpol because you can use the GPMC (Group Policy Management Console) on the domain controller. Gpedit has a little sister called Secpol, which controls the security subset of local group policies.
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