Flash Drive function

AutoRun Function
Custom USB flash drives supplied by Flashbay are unique in that they support a function know as 'AutoRun', something which most standard off the shelf flash drives do not offer. This feature allows your preloaded data such as a presentation to launch automatically when the user plugs the custom USB flash drive it into their computer. The AutoRun works by the addition of an extra file to the root of the customer USB Flash Drive called autorun.inf. If your require FlashBay to preload your data, then we are happy to set the AutoRun function up for you. Alternatively we can provide information on how to take advantage of this feature yourself should you want to set it up in-house.
Why use AutoRun?
Example: When using custom USB flash drives as a marketing tool to distribute a number of PDFs then use the AutoRun function to make sure the most important document loads instantly when your customer plugs in the flash drive. Some companies like to AutoRun a Flash or HTML menu to aid navigation around the various documents stored on the flash drive.
Things to note:

* The standard PC autorun.inf will not work on Macs.
* Some companies prevent flash drives and CDs from Auto-Running on company computers by making changes to each computer's registry as a security precaution (our experience that this is very rare).
* When some users plug in their custom USB flash drive, security software may ask them whether they want to allow the drive to AutoRun. They just need to click 'Yes' and the AutoRun will launch as normal.