If your computer is used by multiple users at home, you do not want them to access your personal files. The problem is that users can still access your hard disk drives even if you create a new user account in Windows 10. So, if you are looking for a way to restrict hard drive access to local accounts in Windows 10, follow our simple guide below. We used Group Policy to block hard drive access. On that note, let’s move on to the guide.
Restrict Hard Disk Access to Local Accounts in Windows 10 (2021)
1. Firstly, press the “Windows” key once and type gpedit and open “Edit Group Policy” from the search result. If Group Policy does not appear on your computer, you are most likely running Windows 10 Home. You can learn how to enable Group Policy in Windows 10 Home.
2. Then, under “User Configuration”, click “Administrative Templates” and then “Windows Components” file.
3. Now, under “Windows Components”, click “File Explorer” and open it. In the right pane, look for “Block access to drives from my computer”.
4. Double click on it and a new window will open. Here, “activated” and select “Restrict all drives” from the drop-down menu. Finally, click “OK” and you’re done. No need to restart the computer.
5. Just switch to another user account and try to boot the hard drive. You will get this error. now you have successfully restricted hard drive access To local accounts in Windows 10.
6. allow hard drive access from all user accounts, simply change the setting to “Not Configured”. After that, click “OK” and that’s it.
Block Access to Hard Drive in Windows 10
This is how you can restrict hard drive access to local accounts in Windows 10. I tested this feature on Windows 10 Insider Preview and it worked pretty well. If you want to restrict a particular driver, you can select it from the drop-down menu. Anyway, that’s it for us. For more such Windows 10 tips and tricks, you can check out our linked article. And if you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.
