Monday 26 November 2012

Protect Your Privacy in Windows 8 with Local Group Policy Editor:Quick Guide


1) Move your mouse cursor into any right corner. Choose "search" menu and type "gpedit.msc".




2) In Local Group Policy Editor windows, choose User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer .




3) On the right pane, you'll see many setting there. Now, set this things Enable and Apply:
  1. Do not allow Folder Options to be opened from the Options button on the View tab of the ribbon. ~ Disable Folder Options in my computer and control panel to prevent strangers to search your hidden files. (see Picture 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
  2. Remove File Explorer's default context menu. ~ To prevent strangers stole your file by copy, cut and paste with right click menu. Still leak coz strangers can copy, cut and paste by using key combinations (keyboard shortcut such as CTRL+C, CTRL+X, CTRL+V, etc.). (see Picture 2.1)
  3. Hide these specified drives in My Computer. ~ To prevent strangers seeing inside the drives by using normal click. (see Picture 3.1, 3.2)
  4. Prevent access to drives from My Computer. ~ To prevent strangers entering any drives in any way whatsoever. (see Picture 4.1, 4.2)

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