How to Reset Local Security Policy Settings to Default in Windows XP and Vista

Even if you remove the computer from the domain and put it into a workgroup, the local security policies that were changed will not be removed. This can be very annoying because local security policies include settings like preventing users from installing printers, restricting who can use the CD-ROM drive, requiring a smart card, restricted logon hours, password requirements and more!

These are all great in a corporate environment, but will cause all kinds of grief to a normal computer user. So what you can do to solve this problem is to reset the local security settings to their default settings.

The way this can be done is by using the default security configuration templates that come with all versions of Windows XP and Vista. This may sound too technical, but all you have to do is run one command.

First, click on Start, Run and then type in CMD. Now copy and paste the following command into the window:

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

If you are running Windows Vista and need to reset the security settings to their default values, use this command instead:

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

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One Response to “How to Reset Local Security Policy Settings to Default in Windows XP and Vista”

  1. shivantha says:

    Good job chamara, keep it up.

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