Disable Autorun Of USB Drives And CD-ROM
How to disable the autorun feature in Windows? For your information, it is advisable to disable or remove the autorun autoplay feature for security reasons, this is because virus tend to spread by copying itself to your USB thumbdrive using the autorun feature.
Start Menu –> Run and type in ‘gpedit.msc’
Double click the ‘Turn off Autoplay’
A window will appear, under the ‘Turn off Autoplay Properties’, select ‘enabled’, under the drop down menu list choose ‘All drive’ and then click the ‘Apply’ button. Now you should be safe from the autoplay monster.