Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives

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A common security concern at organizations is allowing users to plug in a usb flash drive, because they could so easily copy corporate data.

Since Windows XP SP2, you can disable writing to USB devices altogether using a simple registry hack. Here it is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]

“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001

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Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives

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8 Responses to “Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives”

zer09 Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
where should i put this code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001
bas Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Navigate to the Key given here by using Registry Editor and in the right side pane create new Dword. Name it as WriteProtect and keep the dword value 1.
To re-enable USB writing make dword value 0
SHANKY Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
i have an xp sp2 after HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
I DO NOT GET Control\StorageDevicePolicies WHAT DO I DO??
SHANKY Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Even if I make one file by the name of StorageDevicePoliciesin control and define its value to 0 or 1 by using d-word value it still works. Awating reply ASAP
bas Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Yupp, it’ll work
Just try it that way
SHANKY Says:
August 5th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
hey thanks a lot man.
bas Says:
August 5th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
welcome mate
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