How to disable autorun feature ?

You must be thinking why an article on – Steps to disable autorun feature ? Well, there is no harm in thinking that way but there is surely a harm by keeping autorun feature enabled.
If you go and ask you security expert to tell something about autorun feature then he will say It’s better not to have one. The biggest threat to computer, as you know are viruses and spyware. Most of the computer get infected from viruses because of connecting infected pen drive or loading infect disc. There are viruses of type called autorun viruses. These type of viruses get executed automatically withing a seconds of getting host pen drive connected to an uninfected computer i.e. they start automatically.
These viruses make copy of themself in your computer and infect it severely. They are able to automatically execute themselves because of autorun feature of Windows. In this article you will learn way of disabling Autorun Feature in your PC.
Before going ahead I want to inform you that the few person of Windows don’t come with Group Policy Editor(GPEDIT) preinstalled, and since this is important for this tweak I want you to first press WinKey+R and type gpedit.msc,,

To disable autorun feature and stay protected from autorun viruses, follow the given steps :-
Step 1: Goto Start and then goto Run or press WindowsKey+R on your computer
Step 2: Type gpedit.msc and then press Enter key
Step 3: Local Group Policy Editor window will appear on your screen
Step 4: Now Expand Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates, by using navigation panel present on left side and select option System under it
For few operating system Turn off Autoplay appears in Windows components instead of System
Step 5: Look for option Turn off Autoplay in Right hand side of window
Step 6: Right click on Turn off Autoplay option and select properties or click edit
Step 7: Now enable the option – Turn off Autoplay on
Step 8: Make sure All drives option is selected in drop down menu
Step 9: Click on Apply
Step 10: Click on OK button
That’s it! You have now disabled autorun feature in your computer and you will be about safe from autorun viruses. But don’t forget that performing this trick will protect you from all the viruses, it’s just a small measure you took and therefore keep updating your Antivirus program regularly.