If a pendrive is placed into a computer infected by a virus, it creates an image of itself in the pendrive and marks the drive as an autorun. The next time the Pendrive gets placed in a different computer and autorun is activated, the virus will run and the computer gets infected. In the current era where malware and viruses are evolving day by day, we recommend you to turn off AutoRun or AutoPlay on your windows 11 computer. We have a comprehensive guide to the diable autorun feature if you don’t know how to do that. Also Read- How to Disable Ads in Windows 11 File Explorer
Best Ways to Disable AutoRun and AutoPlay in Windows 11
1. Disable AutoPlay Using Windows 11 Settings
On the autoplay windows, you see a custom option for removable devices. By default you can see Choose a default option. just drop down the menu and select Take no action.
Best Ways to Disable AutoRun and AutoPlay in Windows 111. Disable AutoPlay Using Windows 11 Settings2. Disable AutoPlay Using Group Policy Editor3. Disable AutoPlay Using Control Panel
2. Disable AutoPlay Using Group Policy Editor
3. Disable AutoPlay Using Control Panel
Above are all the ways to disable autorun and autoplay options for windows 11. You can stop USB or flash drives from autorun the media, so your computer does not get infected. If you face any kind of problem in this article. Let us know in the comment section.
