How to Disable Autoplay In Pen Drives/USB

Need to Disable Autoplay in Drives

Since all drives( USB / Storage Media / Media Player Disc ) are vulnerable to virus attacks its necessary to disable the autoplay option. By this, attacks can be abated to some extent.

Follow the below simple procedure for disabling purpose in case of Windows XP Operating System..

·        Click Start (Or Press Win + R to get the Run as.. Window)

·        Type gpedit.msc in the Run as Window, and then press ENTER.

·        If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

·        Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand System.

·        (Computer Configuration à Administrative Templates à System )

·        In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.

·        Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.

After this change in setting, kindly Restart the computer for disabling the autoplay option in External Drives.