Windows 10: Can I block access to existing files from the administrator account for new Win10 users?

Hi,

I am an administrator under Win10 with my account. For one more person I would like to create a new default account. This account should not have access to my files but should have an empty Explorer in front of it.

Of course the person is allowed to create files. (read and write permission for own files) but my files should be hidden.

How do I do that?

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Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

 

Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account

Hi guys

I have same issue in safe boot mode with networking!

First of all it blocks the networking

Then states:

Settings cant be opened using the built in administrator account sign in with different account and try again.


Yet clicking on windows i opens settings fine


It also states broadband blocked, yet I can happily get on the net but at first I couldn't.

When I asked about it the guy from Microsoft tech answers couldn't understand why I wanted to use safe boot mode with networking????????

After he did nothing to help but emailed some scripts which didn't refer to safe mode. I rebooted and suddenly safe mode with networking worked with the net but windows 10 still claims broadband is blocked!

Im also still getting the message on trying to unblock broadband:

cant be opened using the built in administrator account sign in with different account and try again.

What is going on there?

 

user files are accessible to all users

I am setting up a new computer. I am set up as administrator (local account) and I have added my kids as Other users (local account-not administrator). (I do not want to set them up as a Microsoft accounts).

The new computer has one (small) hard drive for storing the operating system and a large hard drive for storing data. All user accounts were set up on the small drive. I changed all the user accounts to the other drive by following steps on Microsoft to
move the folders under folder properties, doing it folder by folder-documents, then music, then pictures, etc. for each user. All the files in the various user accounts are synced (with a local copy) with Dropbox.

That seemed to work except that all of user files are accessible to all users. If you look on the folder properties for the folder, they all say they aren't shared but they are.

I am trying to fix this by going in to folder properties and changing the security settings. Under the security settings, the following groups have access to my administrator folder: Authenticated Users, SYSTEM, [my user account], Administrators, Users.
Under Advanced, I disabled inheritance for the user account folder. Then I delete the access for user. That blocked access for other users to my some of my user folders but not others. (I primarily care about access to my files.)

Any suggestions for fixing this?