How to Enable or Disable Autorun in Windows Vista

A CD starts automatically in Windows when the Autorun feature is enabled.

The Autorun or AutoPlay feature in Windows automatically starts digital media when inserted in the computer. If you don't like that feature or yours isn't auto-playing and you want it to, you can change the settings for this in the Control Panel in Windows Vista.

Things You'll Need

• This procedure and nothing more - no third party applications :)

Instructions

1. Open the CD/DVD drive and remove any discs from the drive. Do the same for memory card drives.

2. Click "Start" and then "Control Panel." Click the "Change default settings for media or devices" under the AutoPlay heading.

3. Click the box next to "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices" at the top of the page if you want to activate AutoPlay for all digital media and devices on your computer. If not, you can select each item individually by clicking the down arrow on the right side. You can choose which program with which to open an item or select "Take no action" to disable AutoPlay for that item.

4. Click "Save" at the bottom of the window when you have finished making your changes.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Change AutoPlay Settings