Suppress autorun by pressing the SHIFT key when inserting a USB drive. The methods expressed here are majorly for Windows XP. The idea then is to change the way Windows handles the autorun.inf file. We have to find ways to short circuit the automatic execution of programs (good or bad), so that a hidden malware does not penetrate our system. Autorun on the other hand, is the Windows action which automatically launches applications depending on the commands given in the autorun.inf file when we double click the removable drive icon. The autoplay dialog box asks you to select from the options when you insert a media. Special Note: Autoplay is the Windows action which asks you to specify the application to use to open a particular file.
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