UserPolicyMode

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

Data type	Range	Default value
REG_DWORD	(Not in registry) \| 1 \| 2	(Not in registry)

Description

Applies the user Group Policy settings established for this computer to its users.

By default, user Group Policy settings are applied to particular users, regardless of which computer they are using. However, this entry directs the system to apply the user Group Policy settings established for this computer to its users. The computer's user Group Policy settings affect users only while they are using this computer.

This feature designed for special-use computers, such as those in public places, laboratories, and classrooms, where you might need extra security.

This entry stores the setting of the User Group Policy loopback processing mode Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry when you enable the User Group Policy loopback processing mode policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry.

Value	Meaning
(Not in registry)	The policy is disabled or not configured. The user's Group Policy settings are applied to the user.
1	The policy is enabled and set to Merge. The system applies the computer's user Group Policy settings and the user's user Group Policy settings. When the policy settings conflict, the computer's user Group Policy settings are applied.
2	The policy is enabled and set to Replace. Only the computer's user Group Policy settings are applied.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the User Group Policy loopback processing mode policy (Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy).

Select one of the following policy modes from the Mode box.

Replace indicates that the user policies defined in the computer's Group Policy objects replace the user policies normally applied to the user.
Merge indicates that the user policies defined in the computer's Group Policy objects and the user policies normally applied to the user are combined. If the policy settings conflict, the user policies in the computer's Group Policy objects take precedence over the user's normal policies.

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This policy is effective only when both the computer account and the user account are in Windows 2000 domains.

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.