How to disable usb port in windows

 NOTES:

🔻By connecting a USB drive to your computer, any user can infect it with malware or copy important information from it. 

🔻How to disable USB drives in Windows 10.This method works in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise or Education.

1. Disable Usb Drives in Registry Editor:

✴️This method works in all editions of running Windows 10, and it disconnects only USB drives, without affecting the mouse, keyboard, and printer connected via USB. Before editing the registry, it is recommended to create a system restore point.

Open Windows registry editor:

 ✨In the search bar or in the menu to execute

 (run with the Win + R keys)

 ✨Enter the regedit command and press the Enter key.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ USBSTOR. 

💫In the USBSTOR section, 

open the Start ⇨ parameter in the “Value” field, set 4 and click “OK”.

Open section USBSTOR:

✨Now, if you connect a USB flash drive to a computer, it will not be displayed anywhere, and in Device Manager you will see an error installing the driver for this device. 

✨If you want to re-enable USB drives in the future — change the value of the “Start” parameter to 3 and click “OK”.

2. Disable Usb Drives in Group Policies:

✨First, you need to open local group policy editor.

✨In the search bar or in the menu to execute (execute is called with the Win + R keys), enter:

                              gpedit.msc

and press the Enter key.

Then you need to open Removable Disks: 

🔻Deny Execute Access

✳️To do this open :

 “Computer Configuration” ⇨ “Administrative Templates” ⇨ “System” ⇨ “Removable Storage Access” ⇨ in the right pane, open “Removable Disks: Deny Execute Access”.

✳️After that choose “Enabled” and click “OK”. 

Also put is included in “Removable disks: Deny Read Access” and in “Removable disks: Deny Write Access”.

They are also found in “Computer configuration” ⇨ “Administrative templates” ⇨ “System” ⇨ “Removable Storage Access”.

. Enable or Disable Usb Ports Through Device Manager:

IMPORTANT: 

🔻We recommend creating a system restore point before disconnecting the USB ports so you can easily turn them on again whenever you want.

🔻Right-click on the “Start” button on the taskbar and select “Device Manager”.

✨Expand USB Controllers:

 Right-click on all entries, one after another. 

✨click “Disable Device”.

 Click “Yes” when you see a confirmation dialog.