Create a locked-down account for playing games only

[thx1139]

What would be the quickest way to create a completely locked-down account on my Windows 7 Home Premium so that my flatmates can play my Steam computer games without access to anything else? I think it would take a while to systematically block access to individual drives and programs so it would probably be easier to block everything and then unblock the games?

 

[seavixen32]

I would have thought Win 7's parental controls would be a good place to start.

Good walkthrough here.

 

[thx1139]

Thanks, buddy. I'll check that out when I get home.

 

[seavixen32]

Cheers, you're very welcome.

Let us know how you get on.

 

[thx1139]

Hi, I've set parental controls to only allow Steam and associated programs to run. The problem is that some programs are set to run at startup so error messages appear for each of these programs. Can I disable them from starting up in the games account, without affecting my own? Also, I took away access to the files on all my drives at their roots by using the Security tab in the Properties window - now when I try to run Steam from within the Games account, it wont because it lacks access. Any ideas?

 

[seavixen32]

Hi, I've set parental controls to only allow Steam and associated programs to run. The problem is that some programs are set to run at startup so error messages appear for each of these programs. Can I disable them from starting up in the games account, without affecting my own? Also, I took away access to the files on all my drives at their roots by using the Security tab in the Properties window - now when I try to run Steam from within the Games account, it wont because it lacks access. Any ideas?

No, I'm afraid not as I'm not an expert on networking.

Perhaps you might do better to get this thread transferred to the Network & Sharing forum or even start a new one on there?

 

[thx1139]

I started a new thread over there. Thanks for trying and for getting me started

 

[seavixen32]

I started a new thread over there. Thanks for trying and for getting me started

You're very welcome and I hope you get the experts to solve your problem.