USB drives (also known every bit flash drive, mobile disk or pen drive) are becoming the close pop measure inwards these days to shop too deed data. USB back upward is available inwards PCs of both IBM-compatible too Apple computers. USB port back upward hot plugging too plug & play. The USB allows upward to 127 devices to locomote connected to the rider vehicle via a unmarried port. The driver cite "usbstor.sys" is used to communicate whatsoever USB drives to the operating system.
USB drives are indeed really useful inwards these days but a user tin easily piece of occupation to transfer whatsoever confidential information from your estimator to others too tin every bit good upload viruses affected files to your estimator past times accidentally or deliberately. But y'all tin preclude the users to connect whatsoever USB drives inwards the estimator past times disabling the might of "usbstor.sys" (USB driver) to charge inwards system. It volition block the USB storage devices entirely too your arrangement USB keyboard, mouse too others USB devices volition piece of occupation properly.
Perform the next steps to block the USB storage devices:
First click on Start push clit to opened upward "Run" too type "regedit" too then press Ok push clit to opened upward the Registry Editor.
In registry editor locate the given path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR
Close the Registry editor too restart your estimator for changes to apply.
Now when y'all desire to restore the default setting, opened upward the Registry Editor too develop its value dorsum to 3.
