Disabling USB ports
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Does anyone know how to disable USB port access in Window XP? I don't mean simply for USB storage devices, but other things as well. Ideally, I would like to prevent Windows from installing the drivers when a USB device is plugged. Is there a registry entry I can change? Thanks
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Does anyone know how to disable USB port access in Window XP? I don't mean simply for USB storage devices, but other things as well. Ideally, I would like to prevent Windows from installing the drivers when a USB device is plugged. Is there a registry entry I can change? Thanks
softwaremonkey wrote:
Is there a registry entry I can change?
Have a look at HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\USBSTOR\Start.
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softwaremonkey wrote:
Is there a registry entry I can change?
Have a look at HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\USBSTOR\Start.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
Thanks Michael, that was very useful. I found that if I set this to 4 (it was set to 3) it ignores usb memory sticks. However, Windows still tries to install drivers when other USB devices are plugged in. Do you know if I can stop this happeining? :thumbsup:
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Thanks Michael, that was very useful. I found that if I set this to 4 (it was set to 3) it ignores usb memory sticks. However, Windows still tries to install drivers when other USB devices are plugged in. Do you know if I can stop this happeining? :thumbsup:
softwaremonkey wrote:
Do you know if I can stop this happeining?
No. I can only point you to these: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823732[^] http://blogs.technet.com/b/danstolts/archive/2009/01/21/disable-adding-usb-drive-and-memory-sticks-via-group-policy-and-group-policy-preferences.aspx[^] http://diaryproducts.net/about/operating_systems/windows/disable_usb_sticks[^] http://www.interworks.com/blogs/arichardson/2010/01/13/disable-usb-memory-devices-not-usb-ports[^]
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous