Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 manual System Policy Flowchart

System Policy Flowchart

This flowchart illustrates how System Policy is applied in the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, and gives the administrator an at-a-glance look at the internal processing that occurs when policies are implemented under Windows NT 4.0.

Initiate application of policy

Does User-Specific

Policy exist?

YesNo

Read User-Specific Policy			Does Default User
and write Registry entries				Policy exist?
							Yes
		No				Read Default User Policy and
							write Registry entries
				Do Group Policies
					exist?
			No				Yes
							Apply policy of lowest priority
	Do not modify Registry
							group and continue through
							highest priority until
							complete. If setting has
							already been set by Default
							User and the same option is
							gray in the Group Policy, do
	Does Machine-						not modify from the Default
	Specific Policy						User setting.
	exist?

Yes

Read Machine-Specific Policy and write Registry entries

End policy process

No

Does Default

Computer Policy

exist?

NoYes

Read Default Computer Policy

and write Registry entries

Flowchart 5. Policy Application

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