Frequent question: How do I allow other users to use a program in Windows 10?

In Windows 10, use the Privacy page to choose which apps can use a particular feature. Select Start > Settings > Privacy. Select the app (for example, Calendar) and choose which app permissions are on or off.

How do I allow all users to access a program in Windows 10?

Select Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, click the account to which you want to give administrator rights, click Change account type, then click Account type. Choose Administrator and click OK. That’ll do it.

How do I allow a program to use another user?

Go to the security tab and you will see the list of groups, system, administrators, users. Edit users and add the write , read, read & execute. This will allow for other users to use the program.

How do I give permission to a program in Windows 10?

From the Settings screen, you can head to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features, click an app, and click “Advanced Options.” Scroll down, and you’ll see the permissions the app can use under “App Permissions.” Toggle the app permissions on or off to allow or disallow access.

What app permissions should I allow?

Some apps need these permissions. In those cases, check that an app is safe before you install it, and make sure the app comes from a reputable developer.



Watch out for apps that request access to at least one of these nine permission groups:

  • Body sensors.
  • Calendar.
  • Camera.
  • Contacts.
  • GPS location.
  • Microphone.
  • Calling.
  • Texting.

How do you tell if a program is installed for all users?

Right click All Programs and click All Users, and see if there are icons in the Programs folder. A quick approximation would be to check if it put shortcuts in (user profile dir)All UsersStart Menu or (user profile dir)All UsersDesktop.

How do I fix permissions in Windows 10?

To reset NTFS Permissions in Windows 10, do the following.

  1. Open an elevated command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to reset permissions for a file: icacls “full path to your file” /reset .
  3. To reset permissions for a folder: icacls “full path to the folder” /reset .

How do I allow a standard user to run a program without Admin Rights Windows 10?

You can easily create a shortcut that uses the runas command with the /savecred switch, which saves the password. Note that using /savecred could be considered a security hole – a standard user will be able to use the runas /savecred command to run any command as administrator without entering a password.

How do I share apps between Microsoft accounts?

To share apps between users, you must install them on the other user’s account. Press “Ctrl-Alt-Delete” and then click “Switch User.” Log into the user account you want to give access to your apps. Click or tap the “Store” tile on the Start screen to launch the Windows Store app.

How do I add another user to Windows 10?

On Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional editions:

  1. Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users.
  2. Under Other users, select Add someone else to this PC.
  3. Enter that person’s Microsoft account information and follow the prompts.

How do I share Microsoft apps?

You will need to create a family group for your Microsoft account and each user will need their own Microsoft account. Once the family group is created you then simply need to login to the PC as the user you want to share the game with and open the Microsoft Store to download the game.

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