Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Group Policy. Sign in to vote. But all in all, people can still access usb drives Note that this will only prevent usage of newly plugged-in USB Removable Drives or Flash Drives, devices that were plugged-in while this option was not configured will continue to function normally. Also, devices that use the same device or hardware ID for example - 2 identical Flash Disks made by the same manufacturer will still function if one of them was plugged-in prior to the configuration of this setting.
In order to successfully block them you will need to make sure no USB Removable Drive is plugged-in while you set this option. Immediatly i stopped. What does this mean?? Then, to add more to the confusion, in the website , this is also mentioned: An additional step that needs to be performed before the above tip will work has to do with modifying the file access permissions for 2 files.
Service Pack needs to replace the files to a new version and without proper write access to the file, installation will fail Wednesday, July 21, AM. Monday, July 26, PM. Wednesday, July 21, PM. Hello Alan, I will test with the manual change and post tomorrow.
Any reason why setting the Preference automatically via GPO wouldnt work? Not sure Thursday, July 22, AM. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. First, i disabled the GPO to make sure its not affecting the computers.
After a restart, i can confirm that: 1 The Start key is still set to 4 2 Testing with a USB drive and it doesnt work this is exactly what i want. Active Oldest Votes. Right-click the Usbstor. Click the Security tab.
In the Group or user names list, add the user or group that you want to set Deny permissions for. Note: Also add the System account to the Deny list. Improve this answer. ADTC 2, 3 3 gold badges 28 28 silver badges 49 49 bronze badges. I just found another way to do it by disable Generic Volume under Storage volumes in Device manager as show in below image. But is there any way to disable generic volume using registry?
ADTC sometimes it is a necessary evil when the alternative is destroyed formatting: Of course if you can make it better then improve it by all means!
AthomSfere Done! Followed original article's formatting with some improvements. I was on mobile 11 hours ago, so the comment was a note to myself to do it when I get to a PC. I think Apple products also do not connect as mass storage as they use proprietary protocols embedded in their iTunes software. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password.
You are viewing our forum as a guest. For full access please Register. Say, by changing Registry, use specific device driver, or using software. IvanH ,. Hi Ivan. Follow this method to disable the use of a USB storage device when the user connects the device to the computer. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. In the right pane, double-click Start.
In the Value data box, type 4, click Hexadecimal if it is not already selected , and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor.
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