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How can I cut off access for one particular user to one partition on Windows 8.1?
I created a GuestUser account (Prey did it for me), but it is a local user (without administrator permissions), because I want him to connect to WiFi networks. However, I want him to be blocked from using the D: partition, particularly: opening, executing, editing, deleting and adding files which are on it.
How can I restrict access for just this user account?
wojciechowskip
Posted 2013-10-29T10:13:20.590
Reputation: 53
As an Administrator change the permissions on the drive itself so that the User/Guest user groups don't have access to the account. – Ramhound – 2013-10-29T11:05:06.680
possible duplicate of Password Protecting Partitions on an External Hard Drive
– Mokubai – 2013-11-12T19:26:17.7232@Mokubai: I disagree. That other question is answered with encryption, and that is the appropriate answer for that question. This question is more appropriately answered with access control; it assumes/implies that the targeted user does not have administrator privileges or physical access to the drive. – Scott – 2013-11-13T02:35:11.463
@Scott encryption is just as valid an answer as ACLs and as such I voted to close, if you think ACLs are a better answer then why don't you show us how to implement them to meet the questioners purpose? – Mokubai – 2013-11-13T07:18:18.633
For this problem I used user groups management. I solved it, by creating additional user group for GuestUser account. Then I set his permissions for having no access to other partition files. – wojciechowskip – 2013-11-14T00:53:47.210
@wojciechowskip: Our typical reaction to a statement like that is: submit it as an answer, and then accept it. The more detail you write, the more useful it will be to the next person who has this question (or a similar one). And you might want to hurry, because the question is on its way to being closed; once that happens, you will not be able to submit an answer. – Scott – 2013-11-14T01:09:34.203