Hey all I’m setting up work PCs for my business and in need to disable internet browsers so they can’t go on the internet. The pc needs to be connected to talk to a server but I would like it so they can’t go on a web browser.
Do you want to block browser functionality, or do you want to block internet access?Hey all I’m setting up work PCs for my business and in need to disable internet browsers so they can’t go on the internet. The pc needs to be connected to talk to a server but I would like it so they can’t go on a web browser.
Exactly right. Different things altogether.Do you want to block browser functionality, or do you want to block internet access?
They are not quite the same thing.
I would like to block all web browsing so the standard account can’t use a web browser to access the internet or download a web browser. I need the PCs to have internet access to talk to the server.Do you want to block browser functionality, or do you want to block internet access?
They are not quite the same thing.
It seems they need LAN access, not internet access. Completely different.I would like to block all web browsing so the standard account can’t use a web browser to access the internet or download a web browser. I need the PCs to have internet access to talk to the server.
A Standard user can't install anything, without the Admin password.Thing is the server is at a different location for 2 of the PCs. Is there a option in windows to block a web browser access and installing other web browsers?
Well, yeah...PortableApps. Run with no install at all, direct from a USB.You can still install applications without admin privileges as long as they don't try to install in a protected directory (like Program Files) and/or write to the registry. For example, Portable Apps. Also Discord and Chrome do local account installs.
But yeah, would agree this would be easier to do on the network level.
You can install them locally as well. But either way, they don't write to the registry and so as long as you install them to a folder the account can write to, the account can install whatever they want.Well, yeah...PortableApps. Run with no install at all, direct from a USB.