One of the most common methods of the spread of viruses in Windows is through USB of infected sticks or a CD/DVDs, and if AutoPlay-ul and The author are activated, it is 100% sure that the systems that come into contact with external virus devices they will also be viruses in turn. Unfortunately this scenario is also valid for Windows 8, and the users of this operating system who want to avoid such problems we recommend to disable These two feature-uri: AutoPlay and Autorun.
What are autoplay and author and what is the difference between them?
When we connect a USB device or we enter one CD/DVD in Optical unit of one computer, AutoPlay-ul Displays automatically or series of choice To open the content of that drive/disk. When selecting one of the options, it is stored, and the next time we connect to the computer a device with the same type of content, the computer will automatically use the same method of reading the content, which is actually The author. As a result the risk of a Virusa a computer Then and autoplay and author are activated is quite high.
How do we disable autoplay and author in Windows 8?
To disable autoplay and author users Windows 8 can use 2 methods:
1. Through Panel Control
- taste Control Panel in Start Screen And give Enter
- in All Control Panel items, click on AutoPlay
- uncheck Use AutoPlay for all media and devices and click on Save
And ready, Autoplay will no longer run when we connect an external media device to your computer.
2. Through Group Policy Editor
- in Start Screen taste GPEDIT.MSC And give Enter
- Navigati Catre Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > AutoPlay Policies
- Give double-click (or click-right > Edit) on the entrance Turn off AutoPlay To open its settings
- In the set of settings, select Enabled, then click on Apply and OK
The result will be the same as the first method, AutoPlay (implicit Autorun) will no longer run to connecting an external device.
Note: For high security of your operating system, use an efficient antivirus and scan all the external devices you connect to the computer before opening their contents.
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to disable AutoPlay si AutoRun in Windows 8
