Introduction
If you have a shared or public computer you
might want to allow users to use only specified programs. So, here we will
focus on setting Local Group Policy that can easily modify the list any time
you want and run only specified programs. There are some steps that allow
users to run specified programs only and these steps are.
Step 1
Click
on Start and
type gpedit.msc in
search box.
Step 2
Navigate
to User
Configuration->Administrative Template->Sysytem.
Step 3
Then
under Setting scroll down and double
Click on Run
only specified Windows applications.
Step 4
Set
it to Enabled, then under
the Options section click on the Show the button next to List of
allowed applications.
Step 5
A
Show Contents dialog box will appear where you can type in the apps you want
to allow users to run.
Step 6
When finished with the list, click
OK. You have successfully done with the process. Now, if a user wants to
launch an application that is restricted or not on a specified list then the
user will receive the error message.
This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect of this
computer. Please contact your system administrator.
Summary
In this article, we learned about Allow Users to Run Only Specified Programs in Windows 8.