How to disable USB drive

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Robert

Is there is way to disable USB drive through group policy
or via other means?

Thanks.


Robert
 
USB Drives can be disabled via the GPO. Please visit the link given below
that has a .ADM script that can be used to restrict USB Drives:

http://forums.susserver.com/index.php?showtopic=2067

Following is the .ADM script to disable the USB Drive:

CLASS MACHINE

CATEGORY !!categoryname

POLICY !!policyname

KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR"

EXPLAIN !!explaintext

PART !!labeltext DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED

VALUENAME "Start"

ITEMLIST
NAME !!Disabled VALUE NUMERIC 3 DEFAULT
NAME !!Enabled VALUE NUMERIC 4
END ITEMLIST

END PART

END POLICY

END CATEGORY


[strings]
categoryname="Restrict Drives"
policyname="Disable the USB Drive"
explaintext="Disables the computers USB Drive completely"
labeltext="Disable USB Drive"
Enabled="Enabled"
Disabled="Disabled"

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