How to disable USB storage device write (How to make usb storage device read only)
In
most of our computers we store our personal or secret information. But
due to introduction of USB devices it is very easy to copy any
information from any ones computer. In a company environment any one can
copy the secret files in the company with a small pen drive or
something. And pen drives cause virus threat also. Increasing popularity
of pen drives the problem in increased. In windows vista system there
is a option to write protect the USB drives without using a software.
By a simple registry trick we can easily make the USB storage device read only
To make USB storage device as read only
- Click Start button select run and then type regedit (To open registry editor)
- Navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
- Right Click on Control and select New and then Key. Name the Key as Storage Device Policies
- Right Click on Storage Device Policies and select new and then DWORD and name the dword as Write Protect
- Right Click on Write Protect and select Properties
- Set the value to 1 and click OK
The computer is now configured to disable writing to USB storage devices.
SOURCE: SA PARAVUR
