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TheTwister

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    Standard User Account
    « on: December 10, 2017, 03:44:56 PM »
    Hi there,

    I have created standard user account to a PC and was wondering how I can give that account permission to allow to download from the internet?

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      Re: Standard User Account
      « Reply #1 on: December 10, 2017, 03:50:55 PM »
      Are you using Windows 10?

      What browser are you using?

      What message does the user get when he/she tries to download a file?
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      Re: Standard User Account
      « Reply #2 on: December 10, 2017, 04:13:44 PM »
      Does he have any connection to the Internet?
      When you set up the network, did hyou use settings for a home sustes, a business system or for use on a public system?
      In a Business setup, there may be restrictions that can only be set by the person named by the company ans system administrator.
      Otherwise, in a home system there should not be any restriction. He will have download priveliges. But the Anti-Virus program might stop some downloads from some sites.

      Do that answer you r question?  :)

      If not, this may be what you need to know:
      https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd919180(v=ws.10).aspx
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      The standard user account type in Windows 7 provides a limited set of permissions needed for most non-administrative application scenarios.
      Click onl link for full details.


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        Re: Standard User Account
        « Reply #3 on: December 11, 2017, 12:09:21 PM »
        Ahh yes sorry should have said  it is Windows 10 Home.
        There is an internet connection. There isn't any Anti-Virus on there other than the default Windows Defender. This is a New PC.

        As it is a non admin login you can't open a download or sometimes download an item.

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        Re: Standard User Account
        « Reply #4 on: December 11, 2017, 01:47:13 PM »
        Settings are in Control Panel/Admin Tools...

        NOTE: You must be logged in as Admin to change any settings to other accounts...
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        Re: Standard User Account
        « Reply #5 on: December 11, 2017, 01:50:55 PM »
        the inbuilt Defender on the latest Win10 builds is all you need.

        I've never seen a standard user account not be able to surf the web, and download files.
        they are limited in what the can install but not download.

        if you want them to install whatever they want, make the account an Administrator type otherwise do what all parents and employers do with their standard level accounts, type in the password of an admin account every time they scream something is being blocked. :)