How to I restrict a user from access to partitions?

[eperkins153]

I have 8 partitions on my computer and I have a roomate now and he needs to use my computer, but i want to restrict access so he can only use the C drive not the other partitions that I have

any help appreciated

 

[zigzag3143]

I have 8 partitions on my computer and I have a roomate now and he needs to use my computer, but i want to restrict access so he can only use the C drive not the other partitions that I have

any help appreciated

Hi and welcome

there are several ways

Most secure, use pgp and encrypt.
or you can make him a member of a group that cant even view the other partitions.
Is he an admin?

Are you?

Ken

 

[eperkins153]

I have 8 partitions on my computer and I have a roomate now and he needs to use my computer, but i want to restrict access so he can only use the C drive not the other partitions that I have

any help appreciated

Hi and welcome

there are several ways

Most secure, use pgp and encrypt.
or you can make him a member of a group that cant even view the other partitions.
Is he an admin?

Are you?

Ken

I am an admin
he is a standard user

I'm good with computers so if someone could explain the steps that would be great
I just haven't ever had to share my computer before so I have never taken the time to learn how to do these type of restrictions.

I want it so a popup stops him when he attempts to use any of my extra partitions
or so that those extra partitions are hidden either will work I just dont want him to use them or have access.

 

[logicearth]

Right-click on any partition > Properties > Security > Advance... > Add > type in the roommates username in the the tall text box > Full Control DENY; Ok Ok Ok.

 

[eperkins153]

Right-click on any partition > Properties > Security > Advance... > Add > type in the roommates username in the the tall text box > Full Control DENY; Ok Ok Ok.

thanks works perfect !!

 

[Lordofminor]

Will this deny popups UAC when he tries to open partition?

/Ok it seems that I done somethink wrong. Now I cant open anything and I have admin rights. I get error that I dont have rights, but when I look at Properties -> Security, there's Admins group. What I did wrong?

 

[logicearth]

Will this deny popups UAC when he tries to open partition?

/Ok it seems that I done somethink wrong. Now I cant open anything and I have admin rights. I get error that I dont have rights, but when I look at Properties -> Security, there's Admins group. What I did wrong?

You set Users or Authenticated Users to DENY?

 

[Lordofminor]

Users

 

[logicearth]

Well...remove DENY permissions from Users and do not ever set Users or Authenticated Users or anything group as DENY. Set individual user accounts only.

 

[Lordofminor]

Done that. But it looks like not every folder on that partition changed its permissions. I from my previous tries, reinstalling Windows wont help