In non-Pro/Enterprise editions of Windows the software still generally (though not always) respects the registry keys in HKLM\Policies, they just remove the too

In non-Pro/Enterprise editions of Windows the software still generally (though not always) respects the registry keys in HKLM\Policies, they just remove the tools to configure local group policy and (obviously) you cannot join a domain to set them through AD. You can still use third-party tools like PolicyPlus combined with the freely available ADMX packs that Microsoft ships for installation into AD forests to set whatever the hell you want.