windows - How can I automatically require a password when connecting to a WD MyBookLive?

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2014-04
  • user-123

    I have created a user which has specific privileges to access the shares on our WD MyBookLive Network drive (ie it requires a password to connect), however after connecting once Windows seems to remember the password (or at least for the rest of the session). How can I make it so it is necessary to require a password every time the user connects to the drive or makes some change on Windows? I am particularly thinking of Cryptolocker and other variants of "ransomeware" which will try and connect to the drive and encrypt it.

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    Probably the best advice I've ever heard on the topic is: Stop running as an administrator.

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    Try Sandboxie

    Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer.

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