Allow or Block Specific Programs in Windows 7 Parental Controls

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This tutorial will allow or block specific programs from being used on your computer by standard user accounts.

Step by Step

Step 1

From Start -> Control Panel (All Items view), and click on Parental Controls option.

Step 2

If User Access Control option appears, click Yes option.

Step 3

List of standard user account will appear select any one of the user for parental control to set time limits on.

Step 4

In above case parental control is off, turn on Parental Controls for the standard user account.

Step 5

As Parental Control is on, all option in Window section settings will be enabled. Select Allow and block specific programs under Windows Settings.

• Select Admin can use all programs, and click on OK.

• To Allow or Block Specific Programs to Be Used by the Selected Standard User, select Standard Account can only use the programs I allow. List of files will appear. You can check or uncheck to block or unblock the files. You can also browse the files.

Note: unchecked programs will be blocked can not be used by the standard user account.

Step 6

When done, click on OK. Close the Parental Controls window

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