Usb ports Management In Windows 10

USB Ports Management In Windows 10
A key feature in the Windows family is to enable or disable the USB Ports. We can also use this feature in Windows 10 to enable or disable the USB Ports. Often we have to share our laptop or PC with another person. A person who has a pen drive with viruses and infected files can inject these malicious files into the system to damage the device, and also, someone who has bad intentions can steal our important documents through a pen drive. We can never be too careful to keep our data secure. Disabling the USB Ports is a very good solution to protect our device from viruses and other vulnerabilities. When we need to use USB Devices through USB Ports, we can enable these ports by using different methods like device manager, registry editor, and any other third-party applications.

Method 1. Using Registry Editor

Using the Registry Editor, you can easily enable or disable the USB Ports.
Step 1. From the Start menu, open the Run dialog box, or you can Press the "Window + R" key to open the RUN window.
Step 2. Type "regedit.exe" and press enter to open Registry Editor.

Step 3. Registry Editor Window will be opened, and Navigate the following path.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > USBSTOR

Step 4. Click on the start option to open the "Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value" Window.

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  To disable the USB Ports or Drives, change the 'value data' to '4' and then click OK.
  
  
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  To enable the USB Drives or Ports, change its value to 3 and then click OK.
  
  

Step 5. Restart Your Laptop or PC to see the effects.

Method 2. Via Device Manager

You can also easily enable or disable the USB Ports through Device Manager.
Step 1. You can click Start and type Device Manager. Then click Device Manager to open Windows Device Manager or press the "Windows + X" key and click Device Manager to open it.
Step 2. Click on Universal Serial Bus Controllers, and you will see various device options in it.

Step 3

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  A) Right-click on USB 3.0 (or any mentioned device in your PC) and click on Disable device to disable the USB Ports in your device.
  
  
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  B) Right-click on USB 3.0 (or any mentioned device in your PC) and click on Enable device to enable the USB Ports in your device.
  
  

How Do I Enable USB Ports in BIOS

Some vendors provide an option in BIOS/UEFI to enable or disable the USB ports on the system. In other cases, you may also have accidentally disabled usb ports. Boot into the BIOS.UEFL to check if such an option or feature is available on your system. You can check the user manual of your PC to see if the feature to enable or disable the USB ports is available in the BIOS.

5. Disallow Users to Connecting USB

Use one or more of the following methods to block users from connecting to USB storage devices, as appropriate for your case.
If there is no USB storage device already installed on your computer
If a USB storage device isn't already installed on the computer, assign Deny permissions to the following files to the user or group and the local SYSTEM account :

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  %SystemRoot%\Inf\Usbstor.pnf
  
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  %SystemRoot%\Inf\Usbstor.inf
  

Users can not install a USB storage device to the computer when you do this. To assign Deny permissions for the files Usbstor.pnf and Usbstor.inf to an individual or group, follow these steps:

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   Start Windows Explorer and find the %SystemRoot%\Inf folder.
   
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   Right-click on the file in Usbstor.pnf, then press Properties.
   
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   Click on the Security tab.
   
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   Add the user or group you want to set Deny permissions to in the Group or UserNames list.
   
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   Click to pick the Reject checkbox next to Complete Access in the UserName or GroupName Permissions column.
   

Note In the Deny list, also add the System account.

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   Select the SYSTEM account in the list of groups or Usernames.
   

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   Click on the Deny check box next to Full Control in the UserName or GroupName Permissions list, and then click OK.
   

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   Right-click file Usbstor.inf, then click on Properties.
   

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   Click on the Security tab.
   

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   Add the user or group you want to set Deny permissions to in the Group or User Names list.
   

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   Click to pick the Reject checkbox next to Full Control in the UserName or GroupName Permissions list.
   

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   Select the SYSTEM account in the list of Group or UserNames.
   

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   Click on the Deny check box next to Full Contr