Anyway, in Windows 10 there are a couple of ways to prevent users from opening certain apps, depending on your current version of the system. Unfortunately, none of them is quite easy, and straightforward, as each method requires some work. Depending on your needs, you can block apps for your employees, or children. So in this article, we’re going to show you all three ways, and you can choose the one that meets your needs.
Block apps in Windows 10
Method 1 – Block apps in Windows 10 Enterprise/Education
In Windows 10 Enterprise and Education versions, you can completely block any app you want. You can block apps using Local Security Policy, which is the most effective way of blocking apps in Windows 10. Unfortunately this method is ONLY available in Enterprise and Education, as users of Windows 10 Pro and Home versions do not have access to this feature. In other words, if you use this method in Windows 10 Home, it won’t have any effects. However, since you’re working with security policy, you can create a security policy on a Windows 10 Home computer, and later export it to another computer, that supports this action. Without any further ado, here’s how to block apps in Windows 10 Enterprise or Education: First thing you need to do is to make sure the Application Identity process is running. To do that, follow these steps: Now that you’ve made sure the Application Identity process is running, it’s time to block some apps. Here’s what you need to do: There you go, after performing these steps, all the apps you’ve selected will be blocked from other users from now on. As you’ve now created a set of rules, you can come back any time, and change the app permission settings.
Method 2 – Block apps using Parental Control
If you’re on Windows 10 Pro or Home version, and you want to forbid your kid from using inappropriate apps and content, the obvious solution is the Parental Control feature. With this feature, you can block any app, or website you want, so you don’t have to worry about your child using something he/she shouldn’t. SPONSORED Here’s how to block apps with Parental Control in Windows 10: First things first, you need to create a child account for your kid. To do that, follow these steps: After you’ve created your child’s account, it’s time to decide which apps are appropriate to use. To do that, go to Microsoft’s Family & safety website. From here, you’ll be able to explicitly allow and block websites, apps and other content. If you select to “only see websites on the allowed list,” then this will be where you will add websites to the “Always allow these” list. Same goes for apps. You can choose to block all apps depending on their age rating, or each app individually, it’s completely up to you.
Once you’re done with blocking websites and apps, just save the changes, and you no longer have to worry about your child using inappropriate apps or websites. There you go, unfortunately, there’s no straightforward way to block UWP apps in Windows 10 Pro, as Microsoft didn’t want to enable security policies for this version of the system. In case you want to block a whole folder, you can simply encrypt it, and protect it with password. To find out how to do that, check out this article. If you have any comments, questions, or you’ve found an alternative way of blocking apps in Windows 10, feel free to let us know in the comment section below. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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