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Restrict Users Access To C Drive

The document describes how to restrict user access to the C drive through Group Policy on a Windows system. It provides tips on the limitations of restricting access only through the file manager and notes that all users including Admin will lose access. It recommends completing any necessary installations and settings on C before configuring the policy. The steps provided configure Group Policy to prevent access to only the C drive from the file manager, leaving other drives accessible.

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Restrict Users Access To C Drive

The document describes how to restrict user access to the C drive through Group Policy on a Windows system. It provides tips on the limitations of restricting access only through the file manager and notes that all users including Admin will lose access. It recommends completing any necessary installations and settings on C before configuring the policy. The steps provided configure Group Policy to prevent access to only the C drive from the file manager, leaving other drives accessible.

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Restrict Users Access To C Drive

Restrict Users Access To C Drive

Restrict Users Access To C Drive through Group Policy

Tips:
 You can configure the Group Policy to prevent access to C drive
through system File Manager, but you cannot restrict access through
third-party file manager, for example, decompression software.
 After you restrict access to C drive by Group Policy, all users, including
the Admin account, cannot access C drive. Therefore, before you
configure the Group Policy, you shall complete all installations and
settings in C drive.
 Although the default desktop file path is in C drive. (C \ Users \
username \ Desktop), after the restriction configuration, users can still
create, download or drag files onto the desktop, but the “paste”
function on desktop is disabled.
 If you want to re-visit C drive, just modify the related Group Policy
setting back to the default.
 When you configure C drive access restriction, you are suggested to
have UAC enabled, otherwise, users are able to modify Group Policy
to re-gain C drive access. For more details about UAC, refer to the
"User Account Control" guide

Environment of This Guide


 System:
Windows 7 x64 professional edition
 Disk partitions:
C disk - system & software partition
D disk- public partition
E disk – private partition

The following guide applies to the above mentioned environment, configuration steps may
vary depending on your actual application environment.

Note: This guide demonstrates a possible approach to extend the functionality of


vCloudPoint’s shared computing solution only. Group Policy is a Windows system
component. For further application of Windows Group Policy, please refer to Microsoft’s
related documents.
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Configuration Steps:

1) Log into the host with the Administrator account，run gpedit.msc to


open the Group Policy Editor.

2) Computer Configuration>> User Configuration >>Administrative


Template>>Windows Components>>Windows Explorer>> Prevent
access to drives from My computer>>Edit policy setting.

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3) Enable this setting and select “Restrict C drive only” , click ok.

4) Configuration is completed. Any user access to the C drive through system


File Manager is limited.

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