Yes, it is possible to prevent a specific application from being installed.
Yes, it is possible to prevent a specific application from being installed.
I let the kids use my pc for homework and browsing. I prefer not to create many accounts or apply group policy to block everything, but once they start using Roblox without doing their work, it becomes a problem. Is there a way to prevent just this one program from installing?
(They have their own computers that can do anything, but they always ask for my PC for homework, why? I don’t know)
Thank you all for your responses.
The Windows firewall can be set up to prevent executable files, and most antivirus programs also offer a blacklisting feature.
I could refuse until I turn blue, it would never stop them from pleading endlessly, that's just kids for you. I prefer to handle it on the pc if possible rather than getting annoyed by saying no repeatedly or dealing with the same installation again and another long discussion about it. (yes, it really is a mountains out of mole hills kind of issue, I agree)
As a dad and grandad, I deal with the unusual stuff.
But a block like that would likely be easily bypassed.
roblox.exe vs roblox1.exe
You might also notice the "safer" side of 'Dads account'—it demands a password for everything, whether it's you or the child.
This is how all my systems have functioned, and have for many years.
Want to install something? Just provide the password.