app restrictions

In a significant move reflecting the rising tension between technology, national security, and legislative operations, the United States House of Representatives has officially banned the use of WhatsApp on all staff devices. This development, first reported by multiple trusted sources and...

Risks of Allowing Apps Through Windows Firewall – How to Manage Your Allowed Apps Windows Firewall is a fundamental layer of protection built into Windows to guard your PC against unauthorized network access. While sometimes it's necessary to grant certain trusted apps permission to communicate...

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, Windows 10 and Windows 11 present users with various functionalities designed to enhance security and performance. A particularly intriguing feature is S Mode, a streamlined operating system experience that imposes certain restrictions for the sake...

Hello all, As the title suggests I'm looking to restrict all access to basically everything except certain applications like games. Also I'd like to know if that may affect the game? Like will it run normally with no issue since everything is restricted on this user? Another question if this...

Hello all, I wanted to change the system default mail program to Thunderbird. I went to settings > default programs and then when I clicked Mail app the only option I got was to choose from some web browsers and... "SEARCH IN MICROSOFT STORE". There was no option to choose an app from my disc...

Hi Evertybody, I'm using Windows-10 (Home) and recently added a "guest" account that I call Visitor. I want to restrict the Visitor account from even opening certain applications, such as my private accounting and tax programs. How do I go about doing that?

Hi. I wanted to change default mail program to Thunderbird. I went to settings > default programs and then when I clicked Mail app the only option I got was to choose from some web browsers and... "SEARCH IN MICROSOFT STORE". There was no option to choose an app from my disc. What worse the same...

Hi all, I want only custom programs I set to be able to connect to internet, no other programs, even automatically connecting programs and so on. Can I handle it with windows firewall? otherwise recommend me a free program for doing that. Thanks in advance!

This is a short tutorial outlining two possible ways to download apps from the Store which normally would not be available in your country. There are dozens of the apps in Store which are not available globally or their features differ from other regions. There is no way to get that app in your...

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...