How do I change read/write privileges of individual programs


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    How do I change read/write privileges of individual programs


    Is it possible to allow a program to only be able to Read a particular file, and have a different program be able to both Read and Write to that same file as it normally would?
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  2. Posts : 934
    Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
       #2

    I do not think so, if they are started by the same user.

    But, you can create a standard user with limited rights. Then edit permissions for that file, so this particular user will only have right to Read and/or execute.

    But now you will have to start ONLY that program as that standard user, but because you will be initially logged as normal user, other programs will be started normally and have different permissions for the same file.


    Let me know, I can create a bat-file to start program as another user, which will look like this
    Code:
    Runas /user:johnDoe "C:\myfile.exe"
    Or you can start it with Right click menu, but you need to modify it first using this tutorial.
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