GUIDE: How to protect directories from childrn and other usrs of a PC

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  1. Posts : 12
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    GUIDE: How to protect directories from childrn and other usrs of a PC


    How to protect directories and drives from children and other restricted users of a family PC




    Setting the “Restricted Access” group


    · Create the new user(s) you want to allow restricted access to the computer. For this example we’ll use a new user named “Visitor”.


    · Set the user(s) up as standard user(s).

    · Open Computer Management (Control Panel --> System and Security --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management ).


    · Under “Local Users and Groups” select “Groups”.


    · Right-click anywhere within the blank space of the middle window (or select Action from the top toolbar) and then select “New Group…”


    · Give the group a name, Ideally we’ll use “Restricted Access” with a description of “Restricted Access”.


    · Under “Users” right-click “Visitor” (the newly created user(s) in your case) and select Properties.


    · In “Member Of ” tab click “Add…”. In the Object Name box (Where it says “Enter the object names to select “) type “Restricted Access” and click ok.

    · The user should now be an unique member of the “Restricted Access” group.

    · Do this for each user you want to restrict access to.

    Setting File Permissions for the “Restricted Access” Group


    · Locate the drive or folder you want to restrict access to, right-click it, and select Properties from the context (drop-down) menu.

    · Select the Security tab

    · If you do not see the “Restricted Access” group you created earlier, click “Edit…”, then Click “Add..”; type “Restricted Access” (without the quotes) into the object name box, and then click ok.

    · Back under the security tab select the “Restricted Access” group, and configure desired access permissions, then click ok.

    · Allow Windows to configure the new permissions you just set up, restart the computer, and Presto! You now have Secured your PC from standard users [that are also members of the Restricted Access group] !
    Last edited by JamesAndersonJr; 10 Aug 2010 at 12:44.
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  2. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #2

    Hello jamananderson, I think some screen shots of this process would also be very useful. :)
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  3. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Screenshot 1


    After making the standard user "Visitor" a member of the Restricted Access group...
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  4. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
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    Screenshot 2: Setting file permissions for Restricted Access group


    After you right click on your drive or folder you want to protect from other users --> select Properties --> Security tab... you should be able to set unique file permissions for the Restricted Access group which applies to everyone that is a member of that group ( hence the standard user "Visitor"). If you set deny attributes here it overrides any access you've granted earlier or from membership in any other groups (e.g. the group users ) and the user will be denied access to the selected disk or folder.

    Last edited by JamesAndersonJr; 10 Aug 2010 at 12:49.
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  5. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
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    Screenshot 3: Access Denied!


    Here is what the user "Visitor" sees on my computer when double clicking on the D:/ drive. This is because, using the aforementioned steps, I've restricted access to this drive, as well as E:/ . Hope this helps!

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  6. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #6

    Thanks for posting this Jamanderson, looks easy enough to me. I'll keep this link handy because the question about how to do this comes up all the time. :)
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  7. Posts : 246
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       #7

    Thanks. Good idea. How about the reverse? In a manner of speaking, you're blacklisting users, what about whitelisting?
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