Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Policy Processing Overview

When a Windows system contains multiple local policies or is a member of an Active Directory domain, more than one policy will be processed when the computer boots or when a user logs on. Each policy that applies to the particular computer or user is processed sequentially and it is important to understand the policy processing order. In cases where multiple policies have the same settings configured, but with different values, the resulting setting value will match the last policy processed.

Policy Processing for Computers

Policy settings are applied to computers during computer startup, shutdown, and background refresh intervals. Policy processing for computer objects is performed in the following order:

1. Local ...