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This value enables the functionality that is present in the current update. Before you install the current update, this registry key is not present in the system. You can obtain prepackage installation Autorun behavior by manually setting the registry key to 0. To do this, type 0 instead of 1 in step 6 of the following procedures to manually set the registry key. In the Open box, type regedit , and then click OK.
In the Value data box, type 1 , click Hexadecimal if it is not already selected, and then click OK. To prevent the Autorun feature from being invoked, and to keep any programs from writing Autoun.
Note After you implement this procedure, Autorun features will not be available from network drives. The following Microsoft Knowledge Base article contains two methods to prevent users from connecting to a USB storage device:. Note After you implement one of these procedures on a system, USB storage devices no longer function on the system.
The update does not change the current Autorun settings on your system. Instead, the update lets users correctly enforce Autorun settings. Is there a change in user experience after this update is installed? After you install update , you might notice that Autorun features for network drives no longer function.
This is because, by default, Autorun on network drives is set to disabled in the registry. After you install the update, a registry key that was already set to disable Autorun on network drives is enforced correctly. This is the only functionality that will change after the update is installed.
If a user had disabled Autorun for other drives before the update, they may notice a change in the double-click and contextual menu behavior after the update. Is this a security vulnerability that requires Microsoft to issue a security update? Disabling the Autorun feature is an optional configuration that some customers may decide to deploy. Update only resolves the issue with Autorun functionality. Why am I being redirected to update when I was looking for update ? Update and update offer the same updates.
Only the delivery channels for these were different. Update was released only for Download Center while update was released for Windows Update, for Automatic Updates, and for the Download Center. To avoid duplication of the same information, you are being redirected to update , which has all the latest information about these updates.
If I have update or update installed on my computer, will I be reoffered update ? No, update is the same update that was released as update but was packaged under update Therefore, if Add or Remove Programs shows that update or update is installed, you do not require update , and it will not be offered by Windows Update or Automatic Updates.
Do these updates disable Autorun capabilities? The updates that are offered correctly respect the registry key values that disable Autorun capabilities. These updates do not change the registry key values and will continue to respect values that were already set before these updates were installed. If the registry values were not set before you install these updates, then the registry key settings will have to be set appropriately in order to disable Autorun capabilities.
Where are the updates for Windows Vista and Windows Server ? Updates for Windows Vista and Windows Server were released together with some security updates in security update security bulletin MS In order to take advantage of the registry key settings that disable Autorun, customers who are running Windows Vista or Windows Server based systems must install security update Update is reoffered multiple times Update may be reoffered if the HonorAutorunSetting registry setting that is described in this article is not added to the registry hive.
This issue may occur if some other program that is installed on the computer blocks the update from writing the registry entry. Such software may block the update during the installation of the update or may remove the registry entry after the computer is restarted. To resolve this problem, install the update in safe mode. To do this, follow these steps:. In the Search for a download box, type the number of the Knowledge Base article that describes the update, and then click Go.
Double-click the downloaded file to install it. If you are prompted to restart the computer, do so. Visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web site to determine whether the update is offered again. An action command in the Autorun. The string displayed in the Autoplay dialog is constructed by combining the text specified in the action entry with hard-coded text naming the provider, provided by the Shell. The icon is displayed next to it.
This entry always appears as the first option in the Autoplay dialog and is selected by default. If the user accepts the option, the application specified by the open or shellexecute entry in the media's Autorun. The Always do the selected action option is not available in this situation. The action and icon keys together define the representation of the application that is seen by the end user in the Autoplay dialog.
They should be composed in such a way that users can easily identify them. They should indicate the application to be run, the company that created it, and any associated branding.
For this type, a default entry is used in the Autoplay dialog if no action entry is present in the Autorun. If no action entry is present, the Autoplay dialog is displayed but with no option to launch the additional content. A text string containing the name of the AutoPlay content event. The name must be no more than alphanumeric characters. You can include a custom event name in the Autorun.
When AutoPlay prompts the user for an application to use with the volume, it displays only applications that have registered for the specified custom event name. For information on how you can register an application as a handler for your custom AutoPlay content event, see Auto-launching with AutoPlay or How to Register an Event Handler. The icon entry specifies an icon which represents the AutoRun-enabled drive in the Windows user interface. Name of an. If a file contains more than one icon, you must also specify zero-based index of the icon.
The icon, together with the label, represents the AutoRun-enabled drive in the Windows user interface.
For instance, in Windows Explorer, the drive is represented by this icon instead of the standard drive icon. The icon's file must be in the same directory as the file specified by the open command.
The label entry specifies a text label which represents the AutoRun-enabled drive in the Windows user interface. A text string containing the label. It can contain spaces and should be no longer than 32 characters. It is possible to put a value in the LabelText parameter which exceeds 32 characters and receive no error message. However, the system only displays the first 32 characters. Any characters after the 32nd are truncated and not displayed.
The label, together with an icon, represents the AutoRun-enabled drive in the Windows user interface. The open entry specifies the path and file name of the application that AutoRun launches when a user inserts a disc in the drive. Fully qualified path of an executable file that runs when the CD is inserted. If only a file name is specified, it must be in drive's root directory. To locate the file in a subdirectory, you must specify a path. You can also include one or more command-line parameters to pass to the startup application.
On Windows Vista and later, this entry causes any actions specified for AutoRun by using either the open or shellexecute entries to be suppressed from the AutoPlay dialog.
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