I don’t want my PC to get infected by viruses, so I was wondering if I can prevent access to USB flash port? Any kind help would be appreciated.
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I don’t want my PC to get infected by viruses, so I was wondering if I can prevent access to USB flash port? Any kind help would be appreciated.
Hi,
Just do the following to disable the access to USB port in Windows 7:
1. Click Start and then Run
2. Type 'regedit' and click OK
3. Navigate to the registry key below:
HKEY_LOCAL_HACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
4. Double click Start in the right pane
5. In the value data box, type 4 which was 3
6. Just click OK
I see your concern is about viruses. Autorun feature in the computer enables the opening of virus infected files when USB is inserted. Just disable Autoplay through this step:
1.
Type Windows Key+ R and type Gpedit.msc
2. Click Computer Configuration> Administrative templates> Windows Components> Autoplay Policies
3.
At the Details prompt ,double-click “Turn off Autoplay”
4.
Select the “Enabled” radio button, select “All drives” in the Turn off Autoplay box .This does what you wanted.