Whenever a USB drive, CD, DVD, media card, etc., Windows automatically loads an Autorun window asking you what you want to do.

However, if you were to get a malware infection on the computer, the autorun functionality can be used inappropriately by the malware to automatically run and execute commands.

This tutorial is for intermediate Windows users.

Note the information at the bottom of this tutorial!

Copy the following in to Notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"="FF"

Click File > Save as
Choose Save as type: All Files
Save the file to your Desktop as DisableAutorun.reg
Exit Notepad and double click on the file to run it. Choose Yes/Confirm any prompts, and reboot your computer to save the changes.


All values available:
FF - To disable AutoRun on all drives
20 - To disable AutoRun on CD-ROM drives
4 - To disable AutoRun on removable drives
8 - To disable AutoRun on fixed drives
10 - To disable AutoRun on network drives
40 - To disable AutoRun on RAM disks
1 - To disable AutoRun on unknown drives


To use one of the other values instead, use one of the values available in place of the indigo value listed in the fix.