How to Reset Local Security Policy in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

The local security policy of a system is a set of information about a local computer's security. Here's how to reset the Local Security Policy in Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.

The local security policy information includes the following:

The domains trusted to authenticate logon attempts.

Which user accounts may access the system and how. For example, interactively, through a network, or as a service.

The rights and privileges assigned to accounts.

The security auditing policy.

Open a Command Prompt as Administrator.

For Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10, type in:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose and press Enter.

For Windows XP, type in:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose and press Enter.

Close the Command Prompt Windows and reboot.

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