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Block USB Port in Windows System - SysAdmin - 08-24-2020 As a SysAdmin you may be wonder about how you can Block USB so no one can use USB, Pendrive in office. Because it isn't good for your company, anyone can put a Pendrive and can steal your data, crash your computer and can do lots of things with your system so you need to block USB port. Steps: Method 1: 1. Go to Start Menu, type “Regedit” in the Search box to open Registry Editor. 2. Navigate to this key – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR 3. In the right-hand panel, look for Start and right click on it. 4. A sub-menu will appear, choose Modify 5. A small pop-up window will open, check if the value is 3. Code for doing the same, just create a file using .reg extension: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR] "Start"=dword:00000004 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR\Enum] "Count"=dword:00000000 "NextInstance"=dword:00000000 Method 2: >>Go to Start Menu, type “devmgmt.msc” in the Search box to open Device Manager. >>Click on the Universal Serial Bus Controllers. >>You will get the list of USB ports. >>Right Click on the USB port and uninstall the driver to disable the port. |