Title : How to Disable AutoPlay feature to prevent Virus spreading using this feature. Cause : Most of the Malware and worm uses autorun feature of windows to Spread & launch to your machine. Solution : - Go to Start and Run - Type gpedit.msc - Click Ok - This will open a new group policy window. - In the group policy window click on the plus sign next to Administrative Templates under Computer configuration. - Then Click on system & then you will find turn off Autoplay on the right-hand side. - Double click on the Turn off Autoplay. It will open a new window - By default it will set to Not configured. - Select Enable & select it for All drive then click Apply and OK. - Close the Group Policy Window.
Hi all,
Above solutions are good but i want a solution opposite to it,
I want to enable this autorun function.
I have a data card and when i connected it the Dialer application was running automatically but after upgrading Symantec client secuirty to SEP 11.0, this autorun option has blocked. now it can be connect only manually.
So guide on this
I tried everything, and still didn't find way how to disable autoplay. Gpedit, editing registry, but nothing worked for me! Friend suggested me Autoplay disabler Pro, and I really suggest it to all of you. It's so simple to use, and still, it really works :) you can find it at http://www.autoplaydisabler.us
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDriveTypeAutoRun Change 0x91 (145) to 0x95 (149) Was 0x91 (+0x4 should disable on removable drives)
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Fuller details:
"For example, let's say you want to disable AutoRun for everything but CD-ROMs. To block the other media types, according to Microsoft's cryptic documentation, you'd add 1 for unknown media, 4 for removable drives (such as USB drives), 8 for fixed drives, 16 for network drives, 64 for RAM drives, and 128 for other drives of unknown types. Add all of those decimal values together and enter the result — 221 — in the Decimal box of the NoDriveTypeAutorun Registry key." 32 = disable autoplay on CD-Rom drives ( = 0x20 = DRIVE_CD_ROM) The values in the bitfield correspond to return values of the GetDriveType function: #define DRIVE_UNKNOWN 0 #define DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR 1 #define DRIVE_REMOVABLE 2 #define DRIVE_FIXED 3 #define DRIVE_REMOTE 4 #define DRIVE_CDROM 5 #define DRIVE_RAMDISK 6 7 = future use
Hi Volo,
I am unable to vote, not sure why, there is no any action when i point the Vote button =(.
Angel
Angie, if you did like deepak's comment - do not forget to vote
@ deepak
I used the link you shared and did it. It helped a lot. Nice one!
Thanks for the link!