Disable USB Ports on
Windows
Most of us have come
across a situation where we need to disable the USB Port at offices for various
reasons. Mostly to protect computers from viruses and to protect our data from
being stolen. So, in this tutorial, I will try to explain various methods to
enable / disable USB Port on any version on Windows OS
The common methods used
to block USB Port are
1. Changing the Registry
Values
2. Disabling USB Device
Manager
3. Uninstalling Your USB
Mass Storage Drivers
Method
1: Disable USB Port by Changing the Registry
This is the simplest
method. In this method, the registry value is changed so that it will disable
the USB port.
1.Go to Run (Win+R)
2.Type Regedit
3. Go to
HIKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CURRENT CONTROL SET
SERVICE
USBSTOR
SYSTEM
CURRENT CONTROL SET
SERVICE
USBSTOR
4. In USBSTOR, double
click on start
Change
the value data to 4 to disable the USB Port
Change the value data to 3 to enable the USB Port when required
Change the value data to 3 to enable the USB Port when required
5. Click ok and close the
Registry Editor.
Method
2: Disabling USB Device Manager
1. Go to Device manager
(Right Click on My Computer and select Manage)
2. Select Device Manager
from System Tools
3. Expand Universal
Serial Bus Controllers
4. Right Click on all
USBC and disable all the drivers
Method
3: Uninstalling Your USB Mass Storage Drivers
Actually, this is an
extension of above said method (Disabling USB Drivers Method). You need to do
this if the above said two methods didn’t work for you. You need to uninstall
all USBC drivers instead of disable as said in second method.
Please restart the
computer after doing the above said methods for 100% results.
Hope you all understand
the methods!!!
December 16, 2017 at 1:19 AM
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