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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="restricting-applications">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#controls"/>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Restricting a child user from running already-installed applications.</desc>
</info>
<title>Restricting Access to Installed Applications</title>
<p>You can prevent a user from running specific applications which are already
installed on the computer. This could be useful if other users need those
applications but they are not appropriate for a child.</p>
<p>When installing additional software, you should consider whether that needs
to be restricted for some users — newly installed software is usable by all
users by default.</p>
<p>To restrict a users access to a specific application:</p>
<steps>
<item><p>Open the <app>Parental Controls</app> application.</p></item>
<item><p>Select the user in the tabs at the top.</p></item>
<item><p>Press the <gui style="button">Restrict Applications</gui> button.</p></item>
<item><p>Enable the switch in the row for each application you would like to restrict the user from accessing.</p></item>
<item><p>Close the <gui>Restrict Applications</gui> window.</p></item>
</steps>
<p>Restricting access to specific applications is often used in conjunction
with <link xref="software-installation"/> to prevent a user from installing
additional software which has not been vetted.</p>
</page>