how to restrict access to change security permissions for files and folders

Yes, you can still log in to your admin account and access your files such as documents, music, and other personal files. These files will still belong to your admin account. However, now you will need to authorize yourself before making any changes to these settings. Please note that if you do not authorize yourself or authorize incorrectly, it may result in you being unable to access your files or other errors. Therefore, please carefully review your permissions before making any security changes.

Windows 10 Pro is the abbreviation for Windows 10 Professional, and it is configurable using group policies.

Before configuring group policies, it is essential to read this article first: User Account Control security policy settings (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

Hello, Matthew,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

If you are using the Home edition of Windows, unfortunately, you will need to find third-party software on your own to meet your needs.

If you are using Windows Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions, you can try using group policies to restrict user changes to security settings:

Open the "Local Security Policy" window. You can open it by searching for "secpol.msc" in the Start menu and pressing Enter.

In the left pane, expand "Local Policies" and click "Security Options."

In the right pane, find the security policy setting you want to change, and double-click it.

In the pop-up dialog box, make the changes you need and click "OK."

Please note that before using group policies, you need to know how to configure them correctly to avoid any other issues. See User Account Control security policy settings (Windows) | Microsoft Learn.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Best regards,

Yuhao Li

Microsoft Community Technical Support