Solved Autoplay Disabled

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Hi everyone,
my autoplay function refuses to work despite following instructions in these forums!
I typed gpedit.msc in the search box as per the instruction all I got was gpedit.msc repeated three times so how am I supposed to then browse to Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Autoplay Policies\ Turn off Autoplay.

None of the above works on my machine can anyone help please!
 

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Hi,

When you say "repeated 3 times" can't you just close 2 of them down? Depending on your machine It can take a few seconds for it to open up.


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What type of device are you wanting to AutoPlay? Is it a flash drive or Cd?

Was there a Windows Update released last month that restricted some AutoPlay feature? I can't remember if I noticed the summary of the update in Windows 7 or XP.

Maybe someone with a bit more knowledge of past updates can fill us in.
 

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Thanks guys I m trying to get the cd to start up and play
 

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When you open 'Computer' (from the Start Menu) and right-click your CD drive do you get 'Open Autoplay...' in the context menu list?
 

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No autoplay in context menu just open
 

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Type Autoplay in the search box of your start menu. The first one listed should take you to the Autoplay settings menu you will find in control panel. In the window that opens there will be a check box at the very top to use "Autoplay for all media" and a reset to defaults at the bottom.

If you select "Computer" from your start menu, clicking the ICON for your optical drive should launch the autoplay if there is a disk in the drive that supports it. Even if autoply is disabled.

I believe the update mentioned above was for XP and disabled autoplay for thumbdrives.
 

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Try the following (from Microsoft Knowledge Base)...

How to use Group Policy settings to disable all Autorun features in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Use either of the following methods:

Method 1
  1. Click Start VistaStartButton.jpg, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  2. SecurityShield.jpg If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
  3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
  4. In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.
  5. Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
  6. Restart the computer.
Method 2
  1. Click Start VistaStartButton.jpg, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  2. SecurityShield.jpg If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
  3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
  4. In the Details pane, double-click Default Behavior for AutoRun.
  5. Click Enabled, and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
  6. Restart the computer.
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   Warning
Neither Home Basic or Home Premium have access to the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) please check the version you have installed


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Orbital Shark said:
Try the following (from Microsoft Knowledge Base)...

How to use Group Policy settings to disable all Autorun features in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Use either of the following methods:


Method 1
  1. Click Start View attachment 140969, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  2. View attachment 140970 If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
  3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
  4. In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.
  5. Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
  6. Restart the computer.
Method 2
  1. Click Start View attachment 140969, type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  2. View attachment 140970 If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
  3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
  4. In the Details pane, double-click Default Behavior for AutoRun.
  5. Click Enabled, and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
  6. Restart the computer.
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   Warning
Neither Home Basic or Home Premium have access to the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) please check the version you have installed


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Thank you for your efforts and done all that still doesnt work typeing Gpedit.msc doesnt take me anywhere
 

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What version of 7 are you running? You cannot access GPEDIT.MSC from home premium or home basic.
 

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I'm thinking the only way to get Autoplay Policies is via regedit but i dont know how to start and I'm runing Home Basic
 
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Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Autoplay
If nothings greyed out you shouldn't have to resort to regedit.
 

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Also, checking the option in the image below should have the same effect as using GPEDIT

Autoplay.PNG


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yes done all the above still no joy
 

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I've just found an old thread Here which outlines a registry solution.

Open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and then,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Here you will find a key called "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" and probably set to 255. THATS THE PROBLEM.

Double click, change this to 145, then hit OK. Immediately you can plug in your USB or whatever other media ... and Notice autoplay is back!

If you want to enable autoplay foy ANY type of media what-so-ever, set it to 0 instead. Use 149 for Win XP.

Credit for this fix goes to a google search of mine, that landed on this thread. Next time I"m just gonna come here and search!!
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Changing certain registry settings can make your system unresponsive. Please make sure that you only change what is required, and nothing else.
 

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Does the CD suport autorun? Does it have an autorun.inf file in its root directory?
 

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Orbital Shark said:
I've just found an old thread Here which outlines a registry solution.

Open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and then,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Here you will find a key called "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" and probably set to 255. THATS THE PROBLEM.

Double click, change this to 145, then hit OK. Immediately you can plug in your USB or whatever other media ... and Notice autoplay is back!

If you want to enable autoplay foy ANY type of media what-so-ever, set it to 0 instead. Use 149 for Win XP.

Credit for this fix goes to a google search of mine, that landed on this thread. Next time I"m just gonna come here and search!!
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WELL DONE ORBITAL u the man:D 145 did the trick.

Many thanks to all your kind help:picnic:
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Excellent news, glad it worked for you :D
 

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