Windows 7: Local Group Policies - Apply to All Users Except Administrators

   Information

This tutorial will show you how to apply Local Group Policies to all users except administrators in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.

   Warning

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions, and in the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type mmc.exe in the search box and press Enter.
NOTE: In Windows 8, you could press Windows+R keys to open the Run dialog, then type mmc.exe, and click/tap on OK instead.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).

3. In the MMC Console window, click on File (Menu bar) and Add/Remove Snap-in. (see screenshot below)

4. In the left pane, select Group Policy Object Editor, and click on the Add button. (see screenshot below)

5. Click on the Browse button. (see screenshot below)

6. Click on the Users tab, select an Non-Administrators, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

7. Click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)

8. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)

9. In the MMC Console window, click on File (Menu bar) and Save As. (see screenshot below)

10. Select to save to your Desktop, type in a name (ex: Non-Administrators-Group-Policy) that you would like to have for this "all users except administrators" group policy MSC file, then click on the Save button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can use any name you like, but it would make it easier for you to know what user (ex: Test) or group this "specific" group policy MMC console was for later if you included the user or group name.

11. Move the MSC file (ex: Non-Administrators-Group-Policy.msc) to where you would to keep it saved at. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this MSC file.

12. Whenever you open this MSC file (ex: Non-Administrators-Group-Policy.msc), it will only apply group policies to all users except administrators. (see screenshot below)