Thanks for your feedback. Autoplay and Autorun are two different features of Windows. If windows perform any task automatically when you connect the external hard drive then we can say that Autoplay is enabled. If nothing happens and only the Icon changes in windows explorer then Autoplay is disabled, we cannot stop windows from changing the icon because the behaviour is by design. I have Windows 7 home edition.
I would like to take control back of my PC. Thank you. You can obtain prepackage installation Autorun behavior by manually setting the registry key to 0. To do this, type 0 instead of 1 in step 6 of the following procedures to manually set the registry key. In the Open box, type regedit , and then click OK.
In the Value data box, type 1 , click Hexadecimal if it is not already selected, and then click OK. To prevent the Autorun feature from being invoked, and to keep any programs from writing Autoun. Note After you implement this procedure, Autorun features will not be available from network drives. The following Microsoft Knowledge Base article contains two methods to prevent users from connecting to a USB storage device:.
Note After you implement one of these procedures on a system, USB storage devices no longer function on the system. The update does not change the current Autorun settings on your system. Instead, the update lets users correctly enforce Autorun settings. Is there a change in user experience after this update is installed? After you install update , you might notice that Autorun features for network drives no longer function.
This is because, by default, Autorun on network drives is set to disabled in the registry. After you install the update, a registry key that was already set to disable Autorun on network drives is enforced correctly. This is the only functionality that will change after the update is installed.
If a user had disabled Autorun for other drives before the update, they may notice a change in the double-click and contextual menu behavior after the update. Is this a security vulnerability that requires Microsoft to issue a security update? Disabling the Autorun feature is an optional configuration that some customers may decide to deploy.
Update only resolves the issue with Autorun functionality. Why am I being redirected to update when I was looking for update ? Update and update offer the same updates. Only the delivery channels for these were different.
Update was released only for Download Center while update was released for Windows Update, for Automatic Updates, and for the Download Center. To avoid duplication of the same information, you are being redirected to update , which has all the latest information about these updates. If I have update or update installed on my computer, will I be reoffered update ? No, update is the same update that was released as update but was packaged under update Therefore, if Add or Remove Programs shows that update or update is installed, you do not require update , and it will not be offered by Windows Update or Automatic Updates.
Do these updates disable Autorun capabilities? The updates that are offered correctly respect the registry key values that disable Autorun capabilities. These updates do not change the registry key values and will continue to respect values that were already set before these updates were installed. If the registry values were not set before you install these updates, then the registry key settings will have to be set appropriately in order to disable Autorun capabilities.
Where are the updates for Windows Vista and Windows Server ? Updates for Windows Vista and Windows Server were released together with some security updates in security update security bulletin MS In order to take advantage of the registry key settings that disable Autorun, customers who are running Windows Vista or Windows Server based systems must install security update We hate spam as much as you!
Unsubscribe any time Powered by follow. Tweet Share Submit. Difficulty level: Intermediate How-To Windows 7. Add your comment. Hit Apply when done. Step 2: Depending on whether you want to disable AutoRun for all users or just for the current one, navigate to either of these registry keys the first one is for all users :.
Should you want to restore AutoPlay ever again, just reverse the changes that you made in these steps, and you should be good to go. Subscribe to our RSS Feed!
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