Turn Off Autoplay for CDs ~ Tech Guru

13 October 2007

Turn Off Autoplay for CDs

Saturday, October 13, 2007 | Category : Windows Tips And Tricks |

How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?

There are 2 simple ways :

(1) Just hold the shift key while inserting the CD , and the CD will not autorun.

(2) Click Start, Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.

Goto Computer Configuration,and then Administrative templates, double-click System, and then click Turn off autoplay. The instructions on your screen describe how to configure this setting. Click Properties to display the setting dialog. Click Enabled, and choose CD-ROM drives, then click OK, to stop CD autoplay.
This setting does not prevent autoplay for CDs.

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