Solved How to restrict a certain user from running a certain program

[idude]

Hello,

I'm running windows 7 ultimate 64bit, and I've been trying to figure out how to stop my sister from running two programs only, so far I haven't been able to do it using gpedit.msc, the thing is I see an option to stop all user from running software and then manually add the software that they are allowed but I find it very tedious to do since all I want is the users with standard accounts on my computer to be restricted from using two pieces of software only that I have, they can ran everything else. Can this be done?

Eddie

 

[Brink]

Hello Eddie, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Option One in the tutorial below can show you how to use the GPEDIT option for just her user account.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/80605-applications-prevent-running-specified-programs.html

If you like, you could also use AppLocker to prevent her from running the programs.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/7844-applocker-create-new-rules.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[xunile]

I made a video describing how to block a program with a single user.

 

[idude]

Hello Eddie, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Option One in the tutorial below can show you how to use the GPEDIT option for just her user account.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/80605-applications-prevent-running-specified-programs.html

If you like, you could also use AppLocker to prevent her from running the programs.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/7844-applocker-create-new-rules.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks Shawn that worked pretty good, now I'm wondering if I could remove those two icons from their desktop without removing them from my desktop. Every time I remove the icons from their desktop they get deleted from my desktop also.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

In Windows, there are two desktops. One for a specific user, and one for all users. You could move the shortcut from the "all users" desktop to your desktop location to do this.

Hidden all users desktop = C:\Users\Public\Desktop


Specific user = C:\Users\(user-name)\Desktop