Password Protect Pc from viewing Movies/Shows

[springbokkie]

Weird question, but besides the normal password protect from the Windows start up screen, is there anyway to prevent people of viewing movies/shows on my pc? This is regardless if it's from a DVD/USB or even my own internal HDD? I currently have codecs on my pc and would like to continuing watching movies when I want to.

Maybe just a kind of password program blocking certain function?

 

[Random717]

Not an exact solution, but disabling the sound card in device manager might help?

 

[Nod]

Put movies/shows in a password protected/encrypted folder?

 

[springbokkie]

Not an exact solution, but disabling the sound card in device manager might help?

It is an on board sound card.

Put movies/shows in a password protected/encrypted folder?

But unfortunately, they still can use their USB sticks and externals.

 

[Mars]

Maybe you could create a new user and (heavily) restrict the privileges of that user with the policy manager?

 

[Vegeta]

Best way to protect your prawnz... because that is what this is about right?
Put all prawnz in one folder, zip but dont compress just store so that you can unzip it very quickly(cause you need those prawnz in a rush) put a password on the zip archive.
Done prawnz protected from the FBI

 

[herbertk]

If you have separate user accounts on the machine deny access to the unwanted user to the .exe of media player or any other app that plays movies...

 

[phoneJunky]

But then they can still have vlc or some other media player on their usb.

I assume you are running a network for students?

 

[Vegeta]

But then they can still have vlc or some other media player on their usb.

I assume you are running a network for students?

Suuuuure thats what it's about

 

[phoneJunky]

I know when I was on campus the lab administrator wanted to do something similar - all he managed to do though was to block you from gaming and we still got passed it.

 

[herbertk]

you could use local gpo's but its not ideal on just one machine.. alot of anti virus apps can block access to specific extensions but that doesn't stop you from renaming... you can block mass storage in gpo .. that will stop usb... but if it is networked that wont solve your problem... only real solution is white listing only the apps allowed to be used...

 

[Random717]

Local GPO's apply to all users, so whitelisting allowed software would affect your account as well. A disabled sound card (onboard or not) can't be enabled from a restricted user account.

 

[springbokkie]

Maybe you could create a new user and (heavily) restrict the privileges of that user with the policy manager?

Will have a look at that, thanks.

Best way to protect your prawnz... because that is what this is about right?
Put all prawnz in one folder, zip but dont compress just store so that you can unzip it very quickly(cause you need those prawnz in a rush) put a password on the zip archive.
Done prawnz protected from the FBI

LoL, nope. I'm in a residence and friends is currently abusing my pc watching stuff on it 24/7, I can password protect it, but I don't mind them using my PC for typicg ect.

But then they can still have vlc or some other media player on their usb.

I assume you are running a network for students?

I'm in res.

Local GPO's apply to all users, so whitelisting allowed software would affect your account as well. A disabled sound card (onboard or not) can't be enabled from a restricted user account.

Where can I disable my on board sound card? Will that be the best option?

 

[Bizkit87]

Will have a look at that, thanks.



LoL, nope. I'm in a residence and friends is currently abusing my pc watching stuff on it 24/7, I can password protect it, but I don't mind them using my PC for typicg ect.



I'm in res.



Where can I disable my on board sound card? Will that be the best option?

or just man up and tell them that your pc is for assignments only, and they are not allowed to watch movies on your pc without your approval.

This program should help: "Grow a pair"

 

[Random717]

Where can I disable my on board sound card? Will that be the best option?

Control Panel -> Device Manager -> Sound, Video and Game Controllers
It will probably be Realtek or Soundmax Audio device or something. Right click -> disable to disable, right click -> enable to enable.
Then create a 'limited' user account with no password that they can use.

It's not necessarily the best option, but it's probably the easiest to set up, and you have little chance of screwing up your computer...