How to Remove Access to Internet Explorer by User Account
There are plenty of reasons why you would want to disallow someone from using Internet Explorer: your kid spends too much time on the Web, your employees' productivity is down, or maybe you want your husband to get off the computer so he can mow the lawn. Luckily, these common problems have a number of solutions, and restricting Internet access can be done simply and quickly.
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Instructions
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Log in to the desired user account and open Internet Explorer.
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Click on "Tools" and then select "Internet Options." In the window that comes up, choose the "Connections" tab. Click on the "LAN Settings" button. Check the box next to the "use a proxy server" or "connect through a proxy server" option. In the box next to address, type in "127.0.0.1" (without quotes). Press "OK" twice.
Note that this successfully restricts the user's access to Internet Explorer, but not to other browsers or e-mail programs. -
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Log out of the user account and into your own. Click on the Start Menu, select "Control Panel," then "User Accounts."
In Windows XP, select the account, select "Change the account type," and select "Limited." This will restrict the user's ability to install new programs (like a different web browser that would circumvent your restrictions).
In Windows Vista, select "Parental Controls," select the account, select "On, enforce current settings," and then click on the "Windows Vista web filter" link. Select "Block some websites or content" and then check the box next to "Only allow websites which are on the allow list." This will restrict Internet access on all browsers.
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