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Issue with Properties tab in Local Security Policy on Windows Server 2022

I am experiencing an issue on a server running Windows Server 2022. When working with the Local Security Policy (secpol.msc), the Properties tab does not open or function correctly when trying to access the properties of any policy.

This prevents me from modifying important security settings, which significantly complicates server configuration.

I am currently logged in as an administrator, and I have the necessary permissions to modify security settings.

I would appreciate any assistance or recommendations to resolve this issue.

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Solution

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    Here’s how I found and solved the issue:

    1. Open Administrative Tools and go to Group Policy Management.

    2. Navigate through the tree like this:
      Forest: Current Domain -> Domains -> CurrentDomain.loc -> Domain Controllers -> Default Domain Controllers Policy.

    3. Right-click on Default Domain Controller Policy and select Edit. This will open the Group Policy Management Editor with the correct policy tree loaded.

    4. In the editor, navigate to:
      Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies.

    5. Click on User Rights Assignment and then double-click on Allow log on locally in the right-hand window.

    6. Now you can add the required users or groups to this policy. After adding them, click OK.

    7. Finally, to apply the changes across the domain, open a Command Prompt and run:
      gpupdate /force

    That’s it! After this, the new users should be able to log in without any issues.

    By the way, Group Policy Management is the main tool for managing domain policies — through it, you can control security settings, user permissions, software deployment, and much more across the entire domain.