Archive for May 20th, 2012
Disabling Autoplay on a PC
As we travel around different schools and establishments, we often share files with others by means of USB drive pens; we all do it, it’s quick & easy.
However, recently we needed to consider the risks attached to this practice, should there be excutable files stored on the drive. With this in mind, we think the following link would be useful to consider:
Safe use of USB drives when sharing files.
There are 4 easy steps ensuring that Autoplay (Autorun) is disabled on all your drives, including the USB. This will then remove the risk when inserting other people’s USB drives in to your computers that might automatically run a .exe by using a *.inf file.
A bit geeky but worth knowing.
As well as our events, we like to share interesting, and more often than not, FREE tools, resources and ideas, some old, some new, and we hope you might find something useful. We'd love your thoughts. Tim & Sarah
