Monday, January 14, 2008

Restrict CD-ROM, USB access via GPO


1) Download the adm file below


2) Copy it to %windir%\inf

3) Open Group Policy

4) Under Computer Configuration right click Administrative Templates node and select Add/Remove Templates ,click add and select usb.admand click open, then close Add Remove Templates window.

5) Now you can see "Custom Policy Settings>Restrict Drives" category under AdministrativeTemplates. To see its contents, you should click Administrative Templates and on View menu clik Filtering. Clear "Only show policy settings that can be fully manages" option. Click OK.

4 comments:

Hoda Taheri said...

useful even for home.especially when u don't want busybodyssssss nip your files

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Vila said...

Thanks for writing this.

raghu said...

thnx for it ...and can u plz sayme hw 2restrict only a particular folder in a drive via gpo..
nd can u say me hw 2restrict games present in xp..
plz also say me hw 2restrict MSoffice
plllzz do it ..waitin 4ur reply