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Disable CD Autorun in XP Home
Posted 8/22/2003 by TweakXP Member

If you have XP Home and want to disable the screen that Windows shows when you insert certain cds then follow this guide!

To disable autoplay for cd/dvd drives and removable media

 

1: Copy & Paste the following into Notepad:

 

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:000000b5

2: Save as a registry (.reg) file

3: Run the file to add the settings to the registry and there you have it - no more autorun or pop-ups!



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