Friday, February 17, 2012

Disable Autorun on USB



Today, there are many malware and viruses that can be spread using flash drives/USB. Once you put your USB in a infected computer, your drive is already infected. Sometimes, if you have a weak Anti-Virus, it cannot be detected. These viruse/malware auto-multiply themselves and they spread fast. That's why we will be giving you steps how to disable Autorun Feature in Windows.


Here are the steps how you can disable the autorun in your PC or laptop.


1. Go to "Start"
2. Click "Run..."
3. Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes
4. Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
5. Scroll and search for "Turn off Autoplay" double click it.
6. Choose "Enabled"
7. In "Turn off Autoplay on" choose "All drives"



And there you go. you are now done. You are now protected against autorun viruses and malwares.
If you want to be sure that you are secured, you must have a good Antivirus.

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