Restrict Users From Running Specific Programs On Windows 7
December 30, 2010 Windows 7 Tips
If you want to restrict the use of specific programs within Windows 7, then here are a few instructions that you should follow: 
- Click Start and type “gpedit.msc” in the search box of the Start menu.
- Press Enter.
- Local Group Policy Editor will open. Scroll down to “User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System” on the left hand side menu of the window pane.
- Navigate to “Run only specified Windows applications” on the right hand side under Setting.
- Double Click “Run only specified Windows applications”.
- Select “Enabled” from the window.
- Click “Show” under Options.
The Show Contents window pane will appear. Here you can type the applications you want to let the users to run.
- Click OK when you are done.
- Close the Local Group Policy Editor.
- User will get this error message, if they attempt to run an app which was not authorized by you.
