How to Enable/Disable USB Port in Windows

Nowadays, USB devices are very common among computer users. USB devices has become major sources of transferring & saving important data. But what if someone tries to steal your confidential data using USB device or tries to infect your pc with viruses without your knowledge.

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This trick will be useful for you if you want to stop users to connect any USB device to your pc. It is a very simple trick and you will be able to enable/disable your pc's USB Ports in less than two minutes. All you need is to follow the tutorial below.

Tutorial:

1. Go to Run.
   Press Windows Logo Key + R.
    
2. Type 'regedit' and hit Enter.
    
3. Now Registry Editor window will open.
    
4. Locate to the below location, highlight 'USBSTOR' and Double click on 'Start' in right pane.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

5. After double click on 'Start', a new dialog box will open.
    
6. Change the value 3 to 4 in Value Data & Click OK.
     
                            
     
7. Refresh your PC by restarting it and your USB ports will be disabled. You can check it by attaching a USB Drive with your pc.

Enabling USB Port:

• Open Registry Editor & navigate back to the location in Step-4.
   
• Click on 'Start' and change its value back to 3.
   
• Restart your pc and your USB Ports will start working again.

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