How to Deny Any Application In Windows 8 Without Any Software

Deny Any Application In Windows 8 Without Any Software.

Steps:

1. Go to Windows search menu.

2. Type 'gpedit.msc' in search bar. And run the application.

3. The Group Policy Editor application will now open.

4. Now in left side bar double click on Administrative Templates.

5. Now double click on System.

6. Now click on 'Don't run specified Windows application' and open.






7. A new windows will open. Here you can see 'Don't run specified Windows application' is not configured.

8. Now click on Enable.

9. Then click on 'Show' in options. A new window will open. Here you can see the list of blocked application.

10. Now in the value box type the filename with '.exe' extension, that you want to block.
Suppose if you want to block VLC Player then in value box type 'vlc.exe' and click Ok.(Don't know the exact application name? How to know the exact application name? This process is given below)

11. Now click apply then click on Ok.

12. Your application is now blocked. Now if you run 'VLC Player' it will show an error msg.

13. If you want to disable application block and want to run VLC Player then again go to Group Policy Editor > Administrative Templates > System > Don't run specified Windows application > Click on Disable > Ok > Apply

How To Know Executable Application Name:

Suppose if you want to block Mozilla Firefox and don't know the executable file name of Mozilla. So to find the executable file name for the application follow this steps.

1. First go to Windows start menu.

2. Then search for Mozilla Firefox. Right click on the Mozilla Firefox  icon and click on 'Open file location'

3. It will open the start menu folder.

4. Here right click on 'Mozilla Firefox' file.(as you can see in picture). Then click on properties.

5. Now click on 'Open file location' in properties option.

6. It will open the executable file location of Mozilla Firefox. As you can see here the executable file name is 'firefox'

7. So if you want to block Mozilla Firefox then 'Value' box you have write 'firefox.exe' and click ok to block Mozilla Firefox.