Permission in windows determines the right user
to an object (a file or a folder), on the computer. Assigning Permission to a
document is one way to prevent other users from to interfering with your
important or private documents on the same computer.
The steps below will guide you to assign your
permissions:
- Log in as an administrator, so that you can get the full control over the computer.
- Move the mouse pointer (cursor) over your desire object (file or folder) on the desktop or within a window box.
- Click on the right button to display the contextual menu.
- Click or select Properties to display the properties dialog box.
- Click on the Security Tab from the properties dialog box.
- Click on the “Edit” button
- Click on the “Add” button from the security dialog box to add a new user or group to the list.
- Click "Advanced" and then "Find Now" to find all of the users and groups on that computer.
- Select the desire users and click "OK"
to add them to permissions list
- From the User or Group list move the Cursor over one user at a time to display available permissions for the user. E.g. Everyone
- From the permission list Check Full control "Allow" box to give the user control over the object or "Deny" box to restricts the user from accessing the object.
- Click "Apply” and “Ok” to save your changes. The changes that you make will be saved and applied to the user.
