How to Restrict Access to Drives in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
13How to Restrict Access to Drives in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
If you want to prevent users from accessing the Drives in File Explorer, then the Local Group Policy Editor has a setting that allows admins from restricting access to the C drive or all the drives visible in the This PC section. You can also do this using the Registry Editor.
Although you can hide a drive, the user can access the drive if he/she comes across the drive, in some other way. This tutorial is handy since users cannot access a specific drive or all drives to save a file or make changes. When you enable this setting other users will not be able to save images, videos, documents, etc. However, all your installed programs will run without any error.
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Do you have a folder or drive you don’t want certain user account to have access to? In Windows 11, you can use the folder’s security properties to configure what permission a user can have towards a folder to limit user access to the folder. This guide will show you how to restrict user access to a folder or an entire drive in Windows 11.
The Windows operating system provides the usage of multiple user accounts on your system. If a computer is used by multiple family members or friends, then it is best to have privacy on some files, folders, or even drives. However, restricting drives isn’t the same as restricting files and folders on your system. There are specific settings for restricting drives on your system and that will prevent users from accessing your personal data on other drives. In this tutorial, we will show you methods through which you can restrict access to drives.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.