How To Disable Autorun And Autoplay For External Devices

Disable AutoRun in Windows

The Windows AutoRun feature enables programs to run from external devices as soon as the device is attached to your computer. Because malware can exploit AutoRun, many users disable it. There’s no interface setting to turn off AutoRun completely. Instead, you edit the Windows Registry. To turn AutoRun back on, delete the DWORD NoDriveTypeAutoRun value.

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Disable AutoPlay in Windows 

AutoPlay is a Windows feature that’s part of AutoRun. AutoPlay prompts you to play music and videos or display pictures. You can disable AutoPlay in a few steps, but the process depends on your Windows version.

Windows 10

Windows 8

In Windows 8 and 8.1: