Smart Windows App Blocker

Surely enough it’s not really good dealing with situations when other individuals use your computer, and chances are you want to prevent them from accessing particular programs. Luckily, this can be solved with ease through specialized applications such as Smart Windows App Blocker.

The final stages of the setup process make it possible to have the program launched automatically. With the window up, you can easily decide which applications you want to block. The design is pretty intuitive, and even inexperienced individuals can easily get the hang of things.

The application makes it quite easy to block an application. All there is to it is dropping the executable file over the target field. All blocked items appear in a list along with application name, product name, and file path. You can also use the browse dialog to navigate to the location of interest.

Multiple programs can be blocked, but you need to add them one at a time. Unblocking is easily done at the press of a button. Sadly, there’s no possibility to have a locked program launched without having to unlock it first, which is pretty frustrating. What’s more, you can only lock programs for the current account.

When all programs of interest are locked the application can even be closed, without any need for it to function. There is a major inconvenience though. Having a locked file renamed makes it accessible, which is a considerable security gap. The program itself can also be accessed by anyone since it’s not password protected to ensure only you have access to it and the set of controls.

All things considered, Smart Windows App Blocker comes with good intentions, and does manage to lock applications of interest. However, it does this in a pretty poor manner, without any extra security options such as a password.