Disable/Turn Off Autrun/Autoplay option to Protect your Computer (Laptop or Desktop) from Virus

Disable/Turn Off Autrun or Autoplay

How to Disable/Turn Off Autrun/Autoplay features in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

Use either of the following methods: 

Method 1:
1. Click Start, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

    **If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

2. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
3. In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.
4. Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
5. Restart the computer.

Method 2
1. Click Start, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

** If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

2. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
3. In the Details pane, double-click Default Behavior for AutoRun.
4. Click Enabled, and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
5. Restart the computer.


How to Disable/Turn Off Autrun/Autoplay features features in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000

Method:
1. Click Start, click Run, type Gpedit.msc in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, and then click System.
3. In the Settings pane, right-click Turn off Autoplay, and then click Properties.

Note In Windows 2000, the policy setting is named Disable Autoplay.

4. Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
5. Click OK to close the Turn off Autoplay Properties dialog box.
6. Restart the computer.