Windows 10: How to disable launching different applications for different users on on Win10 PC

Situation

• One Win 10 pro 64bit PC configured to be used by three users one is the admin
• Admin should be able to run any application without restrictions
• One user school kid should not be allowed to start several applications like steam.exe, chrome.exe etc.
• One user gaming kid should be allowed to start a set of applications like steam.exe, and a set of disallowed applications like chrome.exe

Currently, I am using the Group Policy Editor to manage "disallowed" programs the whole set of applications.


Issue


Unfortunately, these policies are valid for any user working on that specific Win10 PC :- So, the admin cannot run steam.exe ;- without changing the "global" policy.

Request

I would like to configure seperate policies for each user to ensure that e.g. the user "school kid" cannot start several applications in the specific account.


Via Microsoft Family I have configured specific use times for these two users:

• User "schoolkid": this user allowed to use on working days from 8AM to 4PM.
• User "gaming kid" is allowed to use the Win 10 PC for 1.5hrs per week day Son-Sat between 11AM and 8PM

Unfortunately, Microsoft Family does A only work with an internet connection, and B does not show all installed applications per children account but only the last/most recent used applications, so that I cannot prevent the kid from starting all applications I want to like regedit.exe


I searched the registry after "policies" in HKEY_USERS expecting to find "user-specific policies" - unfortunately, without success.


So, currently it seems to be impossible to block specific applications for specific users AND allow a subgroup to be started only "allow run" and "disallow run" are options; I will still manage the time schedular via MS Family


Does any one has a solution for my request?


Thanks a lot.


.:. lutz

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