We have blogged about a detailed tutorial in past which teaches you how to disable Autorun functionality in Windows:
How to Disable Autorun Functionality in Windows Using Registry Editor?
It requires some registry skills. But our regular reader "Hackerpunk1" has created an awesome tool called "Autorun Manager" which allows you to disable or re-enable Autorun functionality for different kind of drives like CD drive, removable drives, etc quickly and easily.
It also allows you to apply the same settings to all existing Windows users.
Its a portable utility so you don't need to install it. Simply download the ZIP file, extract it and run the EXE file. Select the desired option from the list and click on Apply button.
NOTE: Some new and not very popular security software might show malware warning message when you try to download or run this software. Please ignore the message, its a false positive. Since this tool tries to modify Windows Registry, the security software incorrectly detects it as suspicious item. The software is absolutely safe to use.
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Peter
I also find that Autorun Manager doesn't work on XP SP3.
I get the send-to-Microsoft error display that includes:
"Hackerpunk1 has encountered a problem and needs to close...."
Prem
Hi VG,
Whenever I run the .exe file, it says ' Hackerpunk1 has encountered a problem and needs to close '
Why so????
Ferdinand
Same problem as Prem, Wizard and Peter
VG
If the tool is not working for you, you can try following one:
http://www.askvg.com/autorun-disabler-portable-utility-to-disable-autorun-functionality-in-windows/