Trick to disable restrict USB/Flash Drive in Windows 7, 8, 10 100% working tested trick
Hey Guys, Recently one of my friend asked me how a USB drive can be disabled on a particular computer. So today I’m posting about To disable the access to a USB port, in windows XP, Vista and Windows 10 , 8.1, 7. For disabling USB access follow the steps and disable. And also check how to re-enable after disabling.
Steps to disable a USB port:
Step 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
Step 2. Type regedit, and then click OK. (Or simply open registry)
Step 3. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUsbStor
Step 4. In the right pane, double-click Start.
Step 5. In the Value data box, change its value to 4, which was 3 and then click OK
Steps to re-enable a disabled USB port:
Step 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
Step 2. Type regedit, and then click OK. (Or simply open registry)
Step 3. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUsbStor
Step 4. In the right pane, double-click Start.
Step 5. In the Value data box, change its value to 3, which you changed to 4 to disable the USB drive and then click OK.
Step 6. Quit Registry Editor.
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