Prevent copying of files to USB drive
There are times when you want to prevent others from copying your data but you still need them to be able to view it on your computer. The following tip will help you do exactly that.
As always it is the registry that comes to your rescue. Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit in RUN (WIN+R) dialog (more keyboard shortcuts). Go to th key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Create a new DWORD named WriteProtect (Right Click on right pane and select New»DWORD). Edit the value and make it 1. Just restart Windows explorer and you are done. Next time somebody tries to copy data to the external storage device they will see
If you need to copy something just make the stored value of WriteProtect to 0
Prevent Copy or Cut File From Computer to stick
Here I give a tips to prevent ther etrieval of data from computer you to a flash in the sense that one can not retrieve data from computers you to inserted into flash person, but you can still retrieve data
of flash to put into your computer.
Here are the steps:
1. Go to Regedit (Press Windows key + R and type regedit)
2. Sign in to HKEY_LOCALMACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \
3. Right-click on the Control folder and select New-> Key
4. Name the new folder with "StorageDevicePolicies"
5. Then right click on the folder with the name "StorageDevicePolicies",
and select New-> Dword
6. Give it the name "WriteProtect"
7. 2x click Dword with the name "WriteProtect", and replace Value Data into a
8. Restart your Computer
Here's a message that appears when someone tries to copy / cut data from a computer
you to be included in the flash
There are times when you want to prevent others from copying your data but you still need them to be able to view it on your computer. The following tip will help you do exactly that.
As always it is the registry that comes to your rescue. Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit in RUN (WIN+R) dialog (more keyboard shortcuts). Go to th key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Create a new DWORD named WriteProtect (Right Click on right pane and select New»DWORD). Edit the value and make it 1. Just restart Windows explorer and you are done. Next time somebody tries to copy data to the external storage device they will see
If you need to copy something just make the stored value of WriteProtect to 0
Prevent Copy or Cut File From Computer to stick
Here I give a tips to prevent ther etrieval of data from computer you to a flash in the sense that one can not retrieve data from computers you to inserted into flash person, but you can still retrieve data
of flash to put into your computer.
Here are the steps:
1. Go to Regedit (Press Windows key + R and type regedit)
2. Sign in to HKEY_LOCALMACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \
3. Right-click on the Control folder and select New-> Key
4. Name the new folder with "StorageDevicePolicies"
5. Then right click on the folder with the name "StorageDevicePolicies",
and select New-> Dword
6. Give it the name "WriteProtect"
7. 2x click Dword with the name "WriteProtect", and replace Value Data into a
8. Restart your Computer
Here's a message that appears when someone tries to copy / cut data from a computer
you to be included in the flash
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