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Windows 7 - Saturday, February 26, 2011 21:48 - 1 Comment
How to Disable Autoplay Option to Avoid from Viruses in Windows 7
Popups which appear when you insert the external hard drive, USB, CD, DVD are unnecessary and they can spread viruses in your computer.
Some viruses may spread in your computer with these popups, you don’t have to open USBs or CDs for the virus to spread. So, my personal prefer is the disable Windows 7 Autoplay option. In this article I will show you, how can you disable Windows 7 Autoplay option ?
1. Open “Start” menu and launch “Run” type “gpedit.msc” in it and press enter.
2. You wil see “Local Group Policy Editor” window. Expand these titles: “Administrative Template>>Windows Components>>Auto Play Policies” after then double-click “Turn Off Auto Play“.
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