sn0wl Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 There is a simple registry change that will keep the USB storage drivers from starting when the system boots. Keeps people from walking up to a PC and copying data off with a USB key, but allows you to keep your scanner, keyboard, and mouse working. Just open regedit and browse to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor Notice the value 'Start' Switch this value to 4, and USB storage devices are disabled. Switch this value to 3, and USB storage devices are enabled. From: TechAmok forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 There is a simple registry change that will keep the USB storage drivers from starting when the system boots. Keeps people from walking up to a PC and copying data off with a USB key, but allows you to keep your scanner, keyboard, and mouse working. I would like to recommend Lockdown Plus PC. It can lock down floppy, cd-rom, and removable mass storage like usb sticks easily. Unlike solutions by modifying registry settings, protection from this utility is quite robust. It is able to restrict administrators and even works under safe mode. To download, please access http://www.y0ys.com/exe/lockpcsetup.zip . For full features list, please visit http://y0ys.com/lockdown/features.htm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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