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Prevent access to certain files/folders in Windows

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srdigit16 Original post #1
Oct 11, 2020 at 2:52 PM
When we give our computer to service, how can we restrict the technicians from accessing folders/files which may have confidential/personal data?
SaiyanGoku
Oct 11, 2020 at 4:47 PM
When we give our computer to service, how can we restrict the technicians from accessing folders/files which may have confidential/personal data?
Password protected user accounts and to go further, bitlocker encrypted drives.
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Oct 11, 2020 at 7:22 PM
Password protected user accounts and to go further, bitlocker encrypted drives.
E.g. but sometimes in case of software issues the technician need to access our computer right?
SaiyanGoku
Oct 11, 2020 at 7:52 PM
E.g. but sometimes in case of software issues the technician need to access our computer right?
Which specific cases?
There is a guest account which is disabled by default. Or you can create a normal user account without admin access for them.