Control the CD-ROM Autorun Function (Windows NT/2000/XP)
Category: Home > Hardware > Disk Drives
Normally when you insert a disc into your CD-ROM drive, the contents are automatically launched. This tweak allows you to disable this behavior.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Change to value of 'Autorun', or create a new DWORD value if it doesn't already exist, and set the data to equal '0' for Autorun disabled.
Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Note: This method disables automatically running CD-ROMs. If you want to disable automatically running CD-ROMs depending on the CD-ROM that you insert in the CD-ROM drive, you can press and hold down one of the SHIFT key while you insert the CD-ROM.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | Autorun | REG_DWORD | 0x00000000 (0) | |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom |  |
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| Settings: |
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom]
Name: Autorun
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0=disable, 1=enable)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: June 17, 2002
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