Comments on: How to enable/disable access to USB mass storage device

By: Dain

Dain — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:16:46 +0000

We use a product from Mcafee called DLP. It came with teh business suite of software we bought for A/V. We set up some rules and policies on our domain so any HID device can work, but mass storage cannot. Then we edited it to allow admin USB keys (it will let you enter the serial number from the key into a whitelist). It has been working wonderfully. DLP does a lot more, but that is all we use it for right now. Like I said, it came with a suite of tools we already had.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:02:42 +0000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]
“Start”=dword:00000004.

i try this before but after restarting the PC when i login the USB was still working. our computers connected to Domain server. on Local Machine it works.
but the Domain over writer registry policy, none.
we are using Server 2003 SP1. please help.
i need to desable USB storage mass for over 168 computer on the Domain

By: Ashfame

Ashfame — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:27:15 +0000

You would need access to an admin account to change it, else what’s the point of doing it. Right?

By: AKJ

AKJ — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:25:30 +0000

I tried that on a limited user account on my college computer but I got no success to change registry as the way mentioned above. Can you help me out to get it work on limited privileged user

thanks

By: lisa

lisa — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:31:42 +0000

hey plz can u tell me how to disable pen drive in linux operating system..
it wud b very much useful to me..

By: Ashfame

Ashfame — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:56:22 +0000

Sorry, I don’t know about Windows 7 because I don’t use it now.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:36:25 +0000

Hi,

It’s very helpfull, I need u re help,
I am using Windows 7 OS, I need some help,If anyone make try to copy Data from USB to Computer System they should be unable for that but if anyone make try to copy data from Computer System to USB they should be able for this TASK, Can anyone suggest me what should i do for that

By: Ashfame

Ashfame — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:40:02 +0000

By: maverick

maverick — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:20:55 +0000

Thanks a lot!!!!!

It worked…..

By: satrap

satrap — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:59:50 +0000

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By: senthilkumar

senthilkumar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:41:53 +0000

i had disabled the usb storage drives in regedit.
two days back,i am remove usb mouse and connect the pendrive its detecting.
how its possiable?
Please explain.how to disable permanently.

By: stell

stell — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:24:21 +0000

I have a work i did on microsoft publisher on my usb device and i have been able to access this work until a week ago. the program does not respond and when i try going through the pages, it freezes up and does not respond so i will have to close it. i even tried to print it so i can save my work and redo it again, but it wont print and it again says not responding. i’m not sure why. but i believe the program was running on my computer when the lights in the building i was in was turned off, which means my computer also. so help me. how can i save my work. is there any way, i have tried to do everything i know of.

By: arpit

arpit — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:48 +0000

sorry dear it does not work on my office computer….there is norton installed in my computer before installing this i had no problem but now i can’t use pendrive…..please help me if u can
thanks

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:52:50 +0000

Simple but workable solutions. Thanks. Cheers

By: Ashfame

Ashfame — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:38 +0000

@ arios, Manish
You are welcome.