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How to Block Your USB Ports
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<blockquote data-quote="Freddyand5" data-source="post: 137503" data-attributes="member: 12868"><p>Following is a simple registry tweak which can be done in order to disable your USB ports to be used for any storage device. </p><p></p><p>1- Press <strong>Windows key</strong> on your key board to view <strong>Start menu</strong></p><p></p><p>2-Type ‘<strong>regedit</strong>’ and hit Enter to open <strong>Registry Editor</strong></p><p></p><p>3- Navigate the key <strong>USBStor</strong> in the left most pane of Registry Editor, via following path</p><p></p><p> <strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/USBStor</strong></p><p></p><p>4- Now in the right pane, locate the value Start with the <strong>Value Data</strong> as <strong>3</strong></p><p></p><p>5- Double click the value to <strong>Modify</strong></p><p></p><p>6- Change the Value Data to<strong> 4</strong></p><p></p><p>7--Click <strong>Ok</strong> and Exit Registry Editor</p><p></p><p>8- <strong>Reboot your computer</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.optimizemswindows.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/USB-Port-Block-Tips.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>You can easily reverse this action by repeating the first six steps from above and Changing the Value Data back to 3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Freddyand5, post: 137503, member: 12868"] Following is a simple registry tweak which can be done in order to disable your USB ports to be used for any storage device. 1- Press [b]Windows key[/b] on your key board to view [b]Start menu[/b] 2-Type ‘[b]regedit[/b]’ and hit Enter to open [b]Registry Editor[/b] 3- Navigate the key [b]USBStor[/b] in the left most pane of Registry Editor, via following path [b]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/USBStor[/b] 4- Now in the right pane, locate the value Start with the [b]Value Data[/b] as [b]3[/b] 5- Double click the value to [b]Modify[/b] 6- Change the Value Data to[b] 4[/b] 7--Click [b]Ok[/b] and Exit Registry Editor 8- [b]Reboot your computer[/b] [img]http://www.optimizemswindows.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/USB-Port-Block-Tips.jpg[/img] You can easily reverse this action by repeating the first six steps from above and Changing the Value Data back to 3. [/QUOTE]
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