Windows 10: How do I prevent standard users from installing software?

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  1. How do I prevent standard users from installing software?


    Hello,I'm attempting to set up a computer with two accounts. The first is an administrative account and the second is a standard account. The standard account is a part of my Microsoft family as a "child" account with parental restrictions. Since Microsoft only applies the parental control settings to Edge, I am trying to prevent ANY OTHER browsers or programs to be installed. However, Chrome and many other browsers do NOT need administrative privileges to be installed. Blocking every single possible browser is not a viable option. Would it be possible to prevent a user from installing ANY PRO

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    EthanH_055, Dec 21, 2021
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  2. gundja Win User

    How to prevent standard users from installing apps

    H guys,
    Currently i have a laptop with 1 admin and 1 standard user account.
    I want to prevent standard users account from installing any programs and also prevent them from messing around with the settings like changing the wallpaper or themes or any other settings.

    my setup is like that
    Windows 10 pro

    thanks
     
    gundja, Dec 21, 2021
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  3. JrGiv Win User
    Prevent Windows 10 Pro Users from Installing Software

    I have one user on a Win 10 Pro machine who seems to be able to bypass attempts to prevent them from installing games on their PC. They are a standard user with no admin access. When they try to update software such as antivirus, the system demands that
    they have admin privileges. However, they have no problem installing games (I suspect from the Microsoft Store).

    I've tried editing the group policy based on other suggestions, but after personal testing I see that it still allows the user to install games from the store.

    Since they have no admin privileges, how do I stop this? (This computer is not connected to a domain.)
     
    JrGiv, Dec 21, 2021
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  4. BulldogXX Win User

    How do I prevent standard users from installing software?

    how to prevent users from installing software

    To prevent a user from installing programs, make sure they are using Standard user accounts, and not Administrator user accounts, and do not share the Administrator password with them.
     
    BulldogXX, Dec 21, 2021
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