Disabling Autorun in Windows XP

Autorun in Windows XP is a mechanism that would automatically read the data on a device that we put in our computer. For example, when the flashdisk is plugged in our computer , the data  which in the flashdisk are directly read by the computer.  Actually, this mechanism is vulnerable to security holes for viruses and trojans can log into your computer via this method.

I want to share to you all about how to disable autorun in Windows XP that can help the security of your computer.

  1. At the start menu choose Run
  2. Then type gpedit.msc and press OK
  3. Select User Configuration> Administrative Templates> System
  4. Look for the Turn off Autoplay and change into Enabled. Do not forget to replace the Turn Off Autoplay On the All drives then press ok.

That’s just the short tutorial. Hopefully useful and beneficial to you all …: D

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