Sharing Programs Across Multiple Users Accounts

Question

Sharing Programs Across Multiple Users Accounts

Anonymous

I have 3 users set-up, on my Vista Pc. 2 are Admin & 1 is a standard account.

Some programs I have installed, does not give the option of installing for all users to use. So does this mean for these programs, that I have to install them on each users account? (Example: 3 users will I have to install, the same program 3 times? Once on each user account)

Thank you!!!

Hope to hear from someone soon.

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

1 answer

Answer 1

You don't have to install the programs again. Just move the shortcuts for them from your user account's Programs folder to the All Users Programs folder:

your account: C:\Users{your user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

All Users: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Boulder Computer Maven

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional

Share via

Sharing Programs Across Multiple Users Accounts

1 answer