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Free Software To Enable Or Disable USB Storage In Windows

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I recently wrote an article on how To Enable / Disable USB Removable Mass Storage Device Pen Drive Access in Windows. In the article, I pointed the registry changes that need to go, in order for you to be able to enable or disable a pen drive / removable mass storage device.

Also, for those who are not comfortable editing registry files, there were respective registry (.reg) files uploaded.

But with InteliAdmin’s USB Drive disabler, the whole process of handling registry editors is out of scope. You can download USB Drive Disabler, a free software from IntelliAdmin, that will help you disable or Enable USB drives. Internally, this software runs a process which will make changes to your registry file. No human intervention required.

This tool works on Windows server 2000, 2003, 2008, Windows XP and Vista. If you have Windows Vista, remember the extra (unwanted according to me) protection they’ve put in – you’ll   have to run the program as an administrator.

usb-drive-disabler

Select if you want to Disable or Enable USB drives and then apply the settings. Changes will be made to the registry keys accordingly and will be effective immediately.

This will Disable or Enable only USB storage, and not the USB port itself, so you’ll still be able to use other USB devices like USB mouse, web cam, printers, scanners and such.

[ Download USB Disabler ]

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  1. Oki Helfiska on June 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 pm #

    I can’t download software from your link. Thanks

  2. gautam on June 3rd, 2009 at 3:59 pm #

    @Oki – It takes you a new page where they have upgraded version of the software. You can download the software from there.

    /Cheers

  3. Oki Helfiska on June 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm #

    Ok. Nice post

  4. smack on March 17th, 2010 at 4:09 pm #

    I try it but it doesn't work

  5. Sridhar on May 1st, 2010 at 6:06 am #

    NICE SOFTWARE
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH

  6. Sridhar on May 1st, 2010 at 6:09 am #

    But
    Will it effect on usb printers also
    please post regarding this..

    Thanks
    SRIDHAR

    • vijay on April 18th, 2011 at 3:37 am #

      I have a software which has key device also & it is a connect in usb port look like a pen drive but it is not come in my computer as pen drive. If I installed it then is that software work properlly

  7. saurav kumar on May 11th, 2010 at 11:55 pm #

    hello, i am actually looking for a s/w that enables- disables a specific usb port of my choice, identifying individual port and giving an option to either enable or disable it, pls help ;my project relies on this solution.

    Thanks
    Saurav

  8. Anurudda on July 7th, 2010 at 4:36 am #

    thanks . it's working properly.

  9. ABU on July 12th, 2010 at 6:47 am #

    It is inbuilt in your windows. Go to control panel>system>hardware>device manager>universal serial bus controller. Choose the USB port u want to disable. Right Click and choose 'disable'. In case u want to re-enable the port repeat the process of right click and choose 'enable'. In case u accidently disable your mouse(if connected to your PC through USB port), as soon as u get the device manager again, press 'enter'. the option of 'enable' is preselected in the screen which appears. press enter again and the mouse is live again!

  10. vino on October 16th, 2010 at 5:28 pm #

    how to enable the usb without the administrator rights..

  11. sreenu on August 25th, 2011 at 12:39 am #

    simplay super from sree

  12. nidhinkp on November 29th, 2011 at 2:04 am #

    its good one