There are several methods through which you can restrict access to drives. By using the Local Group Policy settings, users can restrict and hide the drives from the other users. However, the Local Group Policy Editor only has limited options for limited drives. Users will not be able to modify the specific drive letter in the Local Group Policy Editor. Also, the Local Group Policy Editor isn’t available in the Windows Home Edition. Therefore, we have included the Registry Editor method through which you can add any drive for restriction. It is also available in all Windows Editions.
Restricting Access to Drives through the Local Group Policy Editor
The Local Group Policy Editor is an MMC (Microsoft Management Console) that is mostly used to configure many important settings. The administrator can use it to modify the specific settings for other users. For restricting drives, there is a specific policy setting named “Prevent access to drives from My Computer” in the Group Policy Editor. By enabling this and selecting the drives in the list, will restrict access to those drives. Note: If you are using Windows Home Edition, then skip this method and try to use the Registry Editor method.
Restricting Access to Drives through the Registry Editor
The Registry Editor is a graphical tool in the Windows operating system that stores low-level settings. Registry Editor allows users to create, rename, and delete registry keys and values. Unlike the Group Policy Editor, the wrong settings in the Registry Editor can cause a lot of problems. We recommend the users to back up the Registry before making any changes. You can add the below values for All Users (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) and the Current User (HKEY_CURRENT_USER). The hive will be different, but the path will be the same for both.
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