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| 20 Jul 2012 | #1 |
| | External HD cannot install "prevented by policy" Hi, new here, so this thread may be in the wrong section... I have an external HD, plug & play, that I cannot install on Windows 7. When I try, I get the error message "due to policy". I know this has something to due with the Admin configs, but I don't know how to change them. How do I do this? here is a screen shot of the error message, this may help to answer the question:  Last edited by userWin7; 20 Jul 2012 at 03:05 AM.. Reason: fix image post |
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| 20 Jul 2012 | #2 |
| | Found some possibilities via Google: windows 7 - Device installation forbidden by system policy - Super User |
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| 22 Jul 2012 | #3 |
| | Blocking Installation of Removable Devices - Windows 7 Tutorial This should help you decipher something on this topic.  |
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