How to decide what apps can be run from the 'Guest account'?

Let's say I want people to only be able to run VLC, Wordpad and Internet Explorer/Edge when they login to my PC with the guest account (not password protected). How do I go about this?

rahuldottech

Posted 2016-01-02T06:30:20.077

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what windows version? http://superuser.com/questions/693047/enable-access-to-programs-in-guest-account-in-windows-7

– Pathfinder – 2016-01-02T06:33:52.990

@Pathfinder Windows 10... – rahuldottech – 2016-01-02T06:50:14.813

Look here: --> How to Restrict Guest Users to One App in Windows 10... I'll be glad to add this as an answer if it works for you. Here's a YouTube.com video YouTube Tutorial

– Pimp Juice IT – 2016-01-02T07:02:42.627

@LMFAO_A_JOKE, thanks but this only seems to be able to set up one app, not multiple. Plus, it also works only on Enterprise and Professional versions.. – rahuldottech – 2016-01-02T07:14:25.627

@RahulBasu I added an answer that should work with the part in the instruction that shows an example of allowing explicit apps. This way doesn't seem to have the constraints as the Assigned Access feature. – Pimp Juice IT – 2016-01-02T07:28:08.040

You can do this with local group polices. – Ramhound – 2016-01-02T13:40:30.277

@Ramhound I looked into that first for the OP but it appeared those policies were all or none when they are local (not to a specific users). I know with AD you can put the user account in an OU and apply only that GPO to that OU but I didn't think this would work for local GP or I was going to pu that instruction first. I do agree though, GP is the way to go if and/or when possible. I didn't look into Group Policy Preferences though so perhaps there is more granular targeting with it for local GP? – Pimp Juice IT – 2016-01-02T16:11:26.590

How to decide what apps can be run from the 'Guest account'?

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