Disable Autoplay of Audio CDs and USB DrivesI find it very annoying when I go home from work and plug my laptop into my external hard drive… The autoplay window always pops up and asks me what I want to do with the files, which may be fine the first time, but definitely isn’t after a year of that.To get to the configuration screen for this setting, go to Start Menu \ Run and type in: gpedit.mscYou will see the Group Policy window. You should select Administrative Templates \ System in the tree view: You will see an item in the right side pane called “Turn off Autoplay” Double click the item, and set the radio button to Enabled, and change the “Turn off Autoplay on” to All Drives.
Enable/Disable Autorun
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How To Enable/Disable Autorun (Windows 95/98/Me)
How To Enable/Disable Autorun (Windows NT/2000)
How To Enable/Disable Autorun (Windows XP)
How To Enable Autorun for Other Removable MediaAutorun can be enabled or disabled for all Removable media types, such as a floppy or Zip disk. Windows systems are configured to enable CD Notification, other removable media are by default disabled.The System Properties User interface only exposes the CD Enable or Disable selection. The setting reflected in this dialog makes an entry in the System Registry. It is in this same location that other media types are configured. Notes:
The default value for the setting is 95 0 0 0. Change the first byte to 91. Restart the computer to make the new setting take effect. You may have to right-click on the floppy and choose AutoPlay from the menu to see the AutoPlay behavior.HKEY_CURRENT_USER Additional Technical InfoThe first byte defines which drive types to EXCLUDE from Autorun behavior. The hex value of the byte is the sum of all of the drive type values to exclude + 128.The default configuration excludes UNKNOWN (1), REMOVABLE (4) and REMOTE (16) which would be 16 + 4 + 1 + 128 = 149, which is hex 95. If you take out REMOVABLE you get 16 + 1 + 128 = 145, which is hex 91.DRIVE_UNKNOWN 1 The calculation for this value is 1 + 4 + 16 + 128 = 149. 149 Decimal is 95 Hex The new calculation is 1 + 16 + 128 = 145. 149 Decimal is 91 Hex You may have to restart for the system to recognize a floppy or Zip as an Autoplay drive. If your floppy drive does not show a custom icon or AutoPlay in the menu when right-clicked, double-click on the icon for your computer on the desktop and press F5 to refresh the information in the Explorer window. Zips and floppies will not autolaunch when media is inserted. You must double-click their icon or right-click and choose AutoPlay from the menu. |
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Monday, April 15, 2013
How to Disable Autoplay of Audio CDs and USB Drives
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