How to Disable Auto Launch in Flash Drives
Flash drives are portable hard drives that allow you to store information ranging from documents to music and videos. They vary in memory size and connect directly to a USB port on your computer to begin transferring files to and from your computer. Flash drives launch automatically when you connect them to your computer. However, you can disable this feature anytime if you prefer to launch your flash drive manually.
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Instructions
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Click the Windows "Start" button and click "Run" (Windows XP users) or "Start Search" (Windows Vista users).
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Type "regedit" (without quotes) and press "Enter" to launch the registry. Click the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" folder on the left panel and click "System." Click "CurrentControlSet" and click "Services." Click "CDRom." Right-click "Autorun" on the right panel and click "Modify." Type "0" ("Zero" on the "Value Data" box and click "OK." This prevents your flash drive from automatically launching when you insert it into your computer
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Click the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" folder on the left panel and click "Software." Click "Microsoft" and click "Windows." Click "CurrentVersion" and click "Policies." Click "Explorer."
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Right-click "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" on the right panel and click "Modify." Type "B5" on the "Value Data" box and select the "Hexadecimal" check box. Click "OK" to save the changes.
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Click "File" and click "Exit" to close the registry. Restart your computer. Connect your flash drive to the USB port. It no longer launches automatically.
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