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How to I password protect my user account?

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I find it quite annoying as I have a user account with a password so I though thats good, however I have noticed that ANY user even the guest user all they have to do to get into my account it go to Computer, users, my name and there it is ALL my personal files/documents etc??? Took me two seconds!!! Whats the point in having a password on my user account???

I know I can right click on a document-properties-security-chnage permissions so that only certain users can access my files, but I have hundreds of files and would be on all day doing that?? :(

Does anyone know a way please?

Anyone know how I can stop this please?

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  • Gizmos_dad
    Gizmos_dad Posts: 173 Forumite
    I would've thought if you set up a user account and put all your files and stuff in my documents, then only you should be able to access. Well apart from the admin. This password would have to be entered in the start up screen to log on to your account.
  • blackcloud
    blackcloud Posts: 377 Forumite
    OK I have fixed that. Now I need to somehow only allow the administrator not the guests access to the D drive? Do you know how I would do that?
  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    What is on your "d" drive?
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    You want something like bitlocker , I can remove a windows password in 5 minutes and access your files
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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Why are you even sharing the same PC with people you obviously don't trust....?
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