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Want New User to Have Their Own C: Drive and Environment
Added a new user....dont want them to see my folders in my C drive...want a clean start for them using passwords they go to their Win 10 environment. How?
Jon Battle
Want New User to Have Their Own C: Drive and Environment
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Each user has their own folder in C:\Users with their own user name. In here are their Desktop, Documents, Music, Photos, etc folders. The default permissions on these user folders mean that only the user themselves or an administrator can see their files.
So if you create a new user as a Standard user they will not have permission to see your user folders and files, or those of any other user. By default when you create a new user it is a Standard user.
If a standard user attempts to explore another user's folders they will be asked to provide the name and password of an administrator account, without which they cannot gain access.
A new user gets a standard default desktop of their own, to customise as they wish. None of the changes they make will affect any other user's desktop.
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Thanks Bree....so the rest of my C: folders NOT under C:\User\Me are exposed? I guess one option is move all of them under C:\Users\Me - is that the only option? Thx//jonB
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No, not the only option. You could edit the permissions of any other folder you want to protect from prying eyes. Probably best to make sure you are the owner of such folders too. Removing the 'Users' and 'Authenticated users' groups, and adding your own user account with Full control should do it.
Change Permissions of Objects for Users and Groups in Windows 10
Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 10
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New #5
Messing with permission you must ADD first before you deny or you will get locked out as admin is a member of users and everyone
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This is a bad idea. your stuff is scattered all around (what you are calling yours). your stuff gets mixed in too (c:\programfiles), what you install and what they install, all gets installed here. Even if you install it somewhere else, unless the app has a specific "install for only this user" option, your other users will see it wherever you install it.
If you tell us why you are trying to do this, we might be able to suggest other feasible (realistic) options
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Thank you Tomdsr...what Im trying to do in this: I am the only user on my Dell XPS 8700 Desktop. My wife wants to start using it also - so I figured "OK Ill giver a user ID and her own space on the Dell" - she is not PC proficient so I dont want her seeing/messing with an environment that I have spent years perfecting to my work style
. Appreciate your guidance.
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Youll want to get her a pc of her own :)Thank you Tomdsr...what Im trying to do in this: I am the only user on my Dell XPS 8700 Desktop. My wife wants to start using it also - so I figured "OK Ill giver a user ID and her own space on the Dell" - she is not PC proficient so I dont want her seeing/messing with an environment that I have spent years perfecting to my work style. Appreciate your guidance.
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