Restrict other users open files under administrator's user folder.

Question

Hello,

Recently, an user accounts for guests were added, I discovered that although guests cannot directly access administrator's user folder (a warning notification will pop up: "You don't currently have permission to access this folder"), they can still access/open the files under Administrator's folder. How can I restrict other users from accessing all files in the Administrator's folders?

Looking forward to any kind of support or suggestions!

Answer 1

Hello Htw1123, how are you doing?

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

I'm glad to be able to assist you at this time.

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I completely understand your desire to restrict other users from accessing the files in the Administrator's folder.

Here are some steps that you can try to implement to restrict access:

1. Right-click on the Administrator's folder that you want to restrict access to and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu.

2. In the Properties window, click on the "Security" tab and then click on the "Edit" button.

3. In the Permissions window, click on the "Add" button and then type in the name of the user or group that you want to restrict access to.

4. After typing in the name, click on the "Check Names" button to verify the name is correct. Once it is confirmed, click on "OK".

5. Under the "Permissions for [user/group name]" section, uncheck the boxes for "Read & execute," "Read," and "Write."

6. Click on "Apply" and then "OK" to save the changes.

After following these steps, the user or group that you added will no longer be able to access any files within the Administrator's folder.

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Please let me know if this response has helped resolve your issue by selecting the "Yes" or "No" button below. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will also assist other users who may encounter similar challenges.

Answer 2

@AndreyRafael your advice was really helpful. But can u suggest me a way where i can block all the file access for the other(local) user.
Thank you. Hope to hear from you soon.

Answer 3

Wonderful!! Thanks a lot, that achieved what I wanted. Thanks