The main purpose of Autorun is to provide a software response to hardware actions that you start on a computer. Autorun has the following features:. These features are typically called from removable media or from network shares. During AutoPlay, the Autorun. This file specifies which commands the system runs. Many companies use this functionality to start their installers. AutoPlay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media into the drive.
Therefore, the Setup file of programs and the music on audio media start immediately. If you enable the settings to disable AutoPlay the procedure to do this is described in this article , you can disable AutoPlay on a CD drive, on removable media drives, on all drives. If the settings conflict, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration.
Autorun commands are generally stored in Autorun. These commands enable applications to start, start installation programs, or start other routines. In versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows Vista, when media that contains an Autorun command is inserted, the system automatically executes the program without requiring user intervention.
Because code may be executed without user's knowledge or consent, users may want to disable this feature because of security concerns. The configuration settings that are described in this article give Administrators the ability to selectively or completely disable all Autorun capabilities for systems that run Windows , Windows XP, Windows Server , Windows Vista, and Windows Server systems.
The default behavior in Windows Vista and Windows Server is to prompt the user whether an Autorun command is to be run. Changes to these settings are described later in this article. An Administrator can completely disable Autorun commands or revert to the pre-Windows Vista behavior of automatically executing the Autorun command. If the feature is configured to disable Autorun capabilities, or if this policy is not configured, Windows Vista and Windows Server will continue to prompt the user whether the Autorun command is to be run.
Windows Vista-based and Windows Server based systems must have update Security bulletin MS installed to take advantage of the registry key settings that disable Autorun.
Click Start , type Gpedit. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow. In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay. Click Enabled , and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives. Click Enabled , and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
Click Start , click Run , type Gpedit. In the Settings pane, right-click Turn off Autoplay , and then click Properties. Note In Windows , the policy setting is named Disable Autoplay. ImportantThis section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it.
Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. The Run key makes the program run every time the user logs on, while the RunOnce key makes the program run one time, and then the key is deleted. These keys can be set for the user or the machine. The data value for a key is a command line no longer than characters.
You can write multiple entries under a key. If more than one program is registered under any particular key, the order in which those programs run is indeterminate. How to view the system registry by using bit versions of Windows — Mohamad Elghawi. No you cannot. I still get the error code 2 after your modification. I've pasted my code in the question.
Can you see any obvious error? Show 3 more comments. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Making Agile work for data science. Why do you think seeing only the Explorer folder in the registry under Policies is a problem? Double click in the border area of Task Manger to toggle this feature: If that is not what you mean then explain the issue with more details and why are you looking in the registry at Policies.
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