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Windows 8 admin/standard user access issues

Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by Tommygunn, Jan 27, 2013.

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  1. Tommygunn TechSpot Member Posts: 80

    My friend recently bought a new Windows 8 laptop which she set up in her name and therefore has a passworded Admin account. I also partitioned the HD so that the smaller portion (C) contains the OS and the larger portion (D) is for all her files.

    Since I am only using the laptop temporarily my passworded 'standard' user account is located in (C) and cannot be viewed by anybody else, however, I can view my friend's files which are now being stored in 'D'.

    Is there a way to protect the files in the 'D' partition in the same manner as if all accounts were on one drive and password protected?

    Tom.
    Tommygunn, Jan 27, 2013
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  2. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,217   +120

    It's in the NTFS permissions - - ever look / change those?
    jobeard, Feb 13, 2013
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  3. Tommygunn TechSpot Member Posts: 80

    Ok, will have a look.
    Tommygunn, Feb 13, 2013
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