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  • January 18, 2010 at 8:01 am #2196470

    use Group Policy to disable USB ports

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    by sjt_jtm · about 13 years, 2 months ago

    We are running a single domain on a Windows 2003 platform. I would like to use group policy within active directory to disable a particular group of users from accessing USB ports. Is this possible ?
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    • January 18, 2010 at 8:01 am #2838471

      Clarifications

      by sjt_jtm · about 13 years, 2 months ago

      In reply to use Group Policy to disable USB ports

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    • January 18, 2010 at 8:19 am #2838466

      Search TR or for that matter Google. Microsoft Technet as well

      by cg it · about 13 years, 2 months ago

      In reply to use Group Policy to disable USB ports

      there is an article on TR about how to do this and thousands on the internet. Microsoft Technet will give you the step by step if you go look.

      • January 18, 2010 at 8:54 am #2838462

        Yes

        by mohammad oweis · about 13 years, 2 months ago

        In reply to Search TR or for that matter Google. Microsoft Technet as well

        Yes its possible, basically you will change the following value in registry:
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR
        Start=3 (ON)
        There is some custom ADM files on the net to disable it, use Google.
        And as CG IT said, MS Technet has a step by step on how to do it.

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