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by wasimdesai

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I would like to block the user from running any personaL *.exe file or u can say softwares installation should be blocked to protect the PC, how can we block this.

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by p.j.hutchison

Use Group Policy to disable Windows Installer from running:

Computer Configuration, Admin Templates,
Windows Components, Windows Installer.

by thekonfuser

Stopping the Windows Installer will only stop user from installing MSI based applications.

I dont think you can stop a user from running a *.exe file. However, you can stop a user from installing any application by blocking access to Registry and Program Files directory.

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